Table 2 of
Maier, Mol Vis 2007;
13:1198-1202.Table 2 of
Maier, Mol Vis 2007;
13:1198-1202.
Table 2. Concentrations of active transforming growth factor-β2 in the aqueous humor
The statistical analysis was ANOVA. The sensitivity of the ELISA was 14 pg/ml of TGF-β2 therefore, concentrations below 14 pg/ml were regarded as 0 pg/ml. If more than 50% of the samples had TGF-β2 levels below the detection limit, the resulting median was presented as 0 pg/ml.
Active TGF-β2
mean±SD (median) Comparison Comparison
pg/ml range to to
Indication n min-max keratoconus cataract
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Cataract 38 39.9±24.3 (41.1) p<0.001 -
0-115.9
Keratoconus 15 78.9±53.8 (85.8) - p<0.001
0-184.2
Fuchs dystrophy 16 40.2±31.8 (37.8) p=0.007 p=1.0
0- 93.5
Bullous keratopathy 11 11.9±14.3 (0) p<0.001 p=0.033
0- 37.2
Repeat keratoplasty 16 40.3±37.2 (31.8) p=0.011 p=1.0
0-119.3
Herpes simplex virus keratitis 6 60.5±72.1 (46.7) p=0.695 p=0.489
0-201.3
Corneal scars 3 39.4±34.1 (57.9) p=0.170 p=1.0
0- 60.2
Various 14 12.9±26.6 (0) p<0.001 p=0.03
0- 82.3
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