Table 2 Differences in serum PDGF isoform concentrations and plasma SOD isoenzyme activities between EOS patients and HCs.

From: Decreased levels of platelet-derived growth factor subtypes and superoxide dismutase isoenzymes in early-onset schizophrenia

Variable

Patients (n = 99)

HCs (n = 40)

F

P

q value

PDGF-AB (ng/mL)

1.19 ± 0.46

1.58 ± 0.60

16.050

<0.001

<0.001

*Log PDGF-BB (pg/mL)

3.62 ± 0.27

3.83 ± 0.23

18.195

<0.001

<0.001

PDGF-CC (ng/mL)

3.86 ± 1.54

4.08 ± 1.14

0.441

0.508

0.711

PDGF-DD (ng/mL)

0.55 ± 0.25

0.55 ± 0.26

0.035

0.852

0.852

T-SOD (U/mL)

58.07 ± 5.17

61.69 ± 8.16

9.037

0.003

0.005

CuZn-SOD (U/mL)

31.47 ± 4.48

31.82 ± 4.57

0.053

0.818

0.852

Mn-SOD (U/mL)

26.60 ± 4.55

29.86 ± 5.26

13.419

<0.001

<0.001

  1. All results are presented as mean ± SD.
  2. PDGF platelet-derived growth factor, T-SOD total superoxide dismutase, CuZn-SOD copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, Mn-SOD manganese superoxide dismutase.
  3. *Log-transformed to satisfy normality assumptions of statistical tests.
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