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Table 3 Concentrations of annexin V non-binding (AnxV) MP subsets stratified by the presence of selected disease manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc)

From: Cross-sectional study of soluble selectins, fractions of circulating microparticles and their relationship to lung and skin involvement in systemic sclerosis

Clinical Variable

AnxV EMPs

 

AnxV LMPs

 

AnxV PMPs

 
 

(MP x 105)

 

(MP x 104)

 

(MP x 105)

 
 

Symptom

No symptom

P

Symptom

No symptom

p

Symptom

No symptom

p

 

Mean

± SD

Mean

± SD

 

Mean

± SD

Mean

± SD

 

Mean

± SD

Mean

± SD

 

Skin

               

Cutaneous ulcer

8.01

±6.83

11.48

±16.11

0.64

9.47

±8.80

5.73

±31.49

0.84

4.59

±3.92

5.79

±7.88

0.66

Calcinosis

10.75

±9.71

9.16

±13.68

0.04

14.04

±18.78

14.59

±33.08

0.07

6.87

±10.39

4.41

±4.46

0.17

Heart

               

SPAP > 40

18.46

±28.31

10.13

±13.10

0.63

24.64

±37.96

14.29

±27.95

0.96

4.63

±4.84

5.64

±7.54

0.43

Lung

               

Fibrosis (among all)

18.06

±22.91

9.30

±12.26

0.02

23.67

±35.67

13.35

±27.08

0.14

5.29

±4.82

5.62

±7.79

0.83

Fibrosis (among dcSSc)

22.13

±28.29

9.43

±12.36

0.02

28.14

±39.47

13.46

±27.34

0.13

7.19

±6.97

5.49

±7.80

0.54

Fibrosis (among lcSSc)

16.03

±20.61

9.43

±12.36

0.12

21.44

±34.96

13.46

±27.34

0.40

4.34

±3.23

5.49

±7.80

0.87

  1. Student's t test: significance level: p < 0.05 in bold
  2. mRSS: modified Rodnan skin score. SPAP: Systolic pulmonary arterial pressure. dcSSc; diffuse cutaneous SSc. lcSSc: limited cutaneous SSc