Table 3 of Recalde, Mol Vis 2019; 25:12-21.

Table 3. Biomarker´s concentrations in tears attending severity of keratoconus.

KC grade Incipient Moderate Advanced
Variables Basal 12 month P Basal 12 month P Basal 12 month P
MMP-9 (ng/ml) 115.03 ± 78.98 46.08 ± 8.52 0.018* 91.59 ± 51.93 46.47 ± 5.39 0.012* 108.87 ± 100.72 54.04 ± 18.67 0.028*
S100A6 (ng/ml) 296.36 ± 478.08 64.07 ± 45.52 0.028* 395.39 ± 584.73 61.04 ± 65.84 0.036* 352.63 ± 501.97 44.06 ± 29.74 0.028*
CST4 (ng/ml) 1407.37 ± 2469.11 1147.18 ± 2489.34 0.612 2749.12 ± 3203.54 2866.15 ± 3259.62 0.484 2373.72 ± 3076.16 2302.09 ± 3144.63 0.463

Values are expressed as mean ± SD *p<0.05 show statistically significant differences.

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