Table 1 of Shpak, Mol Vis 2017; 23:799-809.

Table 1. Age and gender characteristics and CNTF concentrations (pg/ml) in the lacrimal fluid and blood serum of cataract patients and healthy controls.

Variable Cataract subgroup (n=33a) Control group (n=29a)
          Age
     mean±SD 67.8±4.0 67.5±4.7
     range 61–75 61–78
     median (IQR) 67.0 (65.0–71.0) 66.0 (65.0–70.0) b
          Sex
     women, n (%) 23 (70%) 20 (69%) c
          CNTF in lacrimal fluid
     mean±SD 41.5±19.0 40.1±12.1
     range 4.6–92.4 16.8–66.8
     median (IQR) 42.6 (28.2–52.5) 40.2 (31.2–48.0) b
          CNTF in blood serum
     mean±SD 5.87±4.95 5.78±2.80
     maximum 26.50 12.10
     median (IQR) 4.20 (2.60–6.60) 4.90 (3.00–7.90) d
     n / n censored 32 / 6 28 / 5

The differences between cataract subgroup and control group are not significant (b Mann–Whitney U test, c Fisher's exact test; d two-sample maximum likelihood estimation test) SD – standard deviation; IQR – interquartile range; n censored - number of observations below the minimum quantifiable value 2.5 pg/ml a For CNTF in blood serum n is indicated in the last row.

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