Table 1 Medians and means for sortilin, BDNF and VEGF

From: Increased serum levels of sortilin are associated with depression and correlated with BDNF and VEGF

 

Median (95 % CI)

Mean (std)

P-value*

 

Male (n=71)

Female (n=297)

Male (n=71)

Female (n=297)

 

Sortilin (ng ml−1)

24 (17–36)

24 (15–34)

25 (6)

24 (6)

0.33

 

Male (n=70)

Female (n=296)

Male (n=70)

Female (n=296)

 

BDNF (pg ml−1)

29 972 (20 819–43 312)

29 717 (19 742–42 980)

30 379 (6644)

30 267 (7148)

0.83

 

Male (n=69)

Female (n=286)

Male (n=69)

Female (n=286)

 

VEGF (pg ml−1)

259 (76–720)

310 (87–735)

324 (239)

344 (207)

0.19

 

Case (n=152)

Control (n=216)

Case (n=152)

Control (n=216)

 

Sortilin (ng ml−1)

26 (17–40)

23 (15–33)

26 (7)

23 (6)

0.0002

 

Case (n=151)

Control (n=215)

Case (n=151)

Control (n=215)

 

BDNF (pg ml−1)

30 817 (21 088–44 732)

29 225 (19 291–41 417)

31 228 (7388)

29 628 (6735)

0.04

 

Case (n=150)

Control (n=205)

Case (n=150)

Control (n=205)

 

VEGF (pg ml−1)

361 (107–872)

245 (75–661)

407 (230)

290 (186)

<0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; CI, confidence interval; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.