Table 1 Serum LDH activities (U/L) in 48 different types of clinical defined human diseases and healthy controls.

From: Serum lactate dehydrogenase activities as systems biomarkers for 48 types of human diseases

LDH

# of cases

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

p Value

Acute myocardial infarction

2639

331.9 (208.5)

255.0 (184.0, 411.5)

< 0.001

Hepatic encephalopathy

91

252.8 (93.8)

232.0 (191.0, 297.5)

< 0.001

Preeclampsia

992

237.0 (88.2)

216.0 (174.0, 276.0)

< 0.001

Lung fibrosis

336

236.3 (93.3)

209.0 (172.0, 270.0)

< 0.001

Liver cancer

299

219.7 (67.9)

206.0 (167.0, 257.0)

< 0.001

Myeloproliferative disorder

1294

243.2 (134.1)

206.0 (163.0, 273.8)

< 0.001

Lupus erythematosus

1333

216.4 (65.1)

201.0 (168.0, 249.0)

< 0.001

Nephrotic syndrome

3822

214.7 (64.4)

201.0 (165.0, 248.8)

< 0.001

Aplastic anemia

887

203.9 (60.0)

195.0 (164.0, 239.5)

< 0.001

Rheumatic arthritis

486

200.6 (51.8)

192.5 (162.0, 227.8)

< 0.001

Diabetic nephropathy

605

200.7 (48.8)

192.0 (163.0, 233.0)

< 0.001

Brain trauma

659

223.8 (120.9)

192.0 (142.0, 255.0)

< 0.001

Anemia

2063

221.4 (119.5)

190.0 (152.5, 245.0)

< 0.001

Uremia

6547

195.7 (52.0)

186.0 (158.0, 223.0)

< 0.001

Lymphoma

4811

209.8 (86.6)

185.0 (155.0, 234.0)

< 0.001

Cirrhosis

9328

198.7 (64.1)

185.0 (153.0, 230.0)

< 0.001

Sepsis

109

232.0 (121.8)

184.0 (144.0, 290.0)

< 0.001

Psoriasis

146

188.0 (45.3)

183.0 (155.0, 214.8)

< 0.001

Azotemia

497

192.7 (55.0)

180.0 (151.0, 221.0)

< 0.001

Lung cancer

10,943

188.7 (51.9)

178.0 (152.0, 212.0)

< 0.001

Leukemia

5416

224.3 (140.9)

176.0 (140.0, 247.0)

< 0.001

Breast cancer

5509

181.0 (36.4)

175.0 (154.0, 202.0)

< 0.001

Ovarian cancer

2357

184.3 (45.4)

175.0 (153.0, 205.0)

< 0.001

Intracranial hemorrhage

3839

192.6 (69.8)

173.0 (142.0, 225.0)

< 0.001

Hepatitis

6832

178.8 (41.1)

171.0 (148.0, 200.0)

< 0.001

Chronic obstructive PD

1651

186.6 (59.1)

171.0 (145.0, 210.0)

< 0.001

Bone fracture

1783

184.3 (54.9)

171.0 (144.0, 209.0)

< 0.001

Encephalitis

554

188.4 (70.4)

171.0 (141.0, 216.0)

< 0.001

Endometrial cancer

1217

175.7 (36.5)

170.0 (149.0, 194.0)

< 0.001

Kidney cancer

1553

180.9 (47.3)

170.0 (147.0, 204.0)

< 0.001

Pancreatitis

1835

209.5 (109.3)

170.0 (138.0, 240.0)

< 0.001

Nephritis

2156

180.7 (52.0)

168.0 (142.0, 205.0)

< 0.001

Healthy controls > 65 years old

811

167.8 (25.4)

167.0 (149.5, 187.0)

Coronary heart disease

22,077

182.3 (59.8)

167.0 (142.0, 204.0)

< 0.001

Multiple myeloma

2330

181.4 (65.4)

167.0 (139.0, 204.0)

< 0.001

Ankylosing spondylitis

103

185.0 (60.2)

165.0 (143.0, 218.0)

< 0.001

Cerebral arteriosclerosis

821

171.9 (39.2)

164.0 (144.0, 192.0)

< 0.001

Gastritis

3401

169.8 (35.4)

164.0 (144.0, 189.0)

< 0.001

Asthma

602

178.6 (56.3)

163.0 (143.0, 195.8)

< 0.001

Colon cancer

6644

173.6 (49.9)

163.0 (139.0, 197.0)

< 0.001

Pancreatic cancer

1150

173.9 (50.1)

163.0 (138.0, 200.0)

< 0.001

Gastric cancer

13,497

167.7 (40.0)

161.0 (139.0, 189.0)

< 0.001

Cervical cancer

2276

161.9 (31.1)

158.0 (139.0, 180.3)

< 0.001

Type 2 diabetes mellitus

11,548

165.4 (38.4)

158.0 (137.0, 186.0)

< 0.001

Rectum cancer

8498

166.7 (42.3)

158.0 (136.0, 188.0)

< 0.001

Esophagus cancer

4025

165.6 (42.5)

157.0 (135.0, 187.0)

< 0.001

Acute cerebral infarction

9624

166.9 (47.3)

156.0 (134.0, 186.0)

< 0.001

Healthy controls

9528

156.2 (25.3)

153.0 (137.0, 173.0)

Cerebral ischemia

2276

155.6 (32.7)

150.0 (132.0, 173.0)

< 0.001

Gout

1472

149.3 (32.3)

144.0 (125.0, 168.0)

< 0.001

  1. The healthy control is bolded for easy comparison to the different types of diseases listed.
  2. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, Chronic Obstructive PD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.