Association between MMP/TIMP Levels in the Aqueous Humor and Plasma with Axial Lengths in Myopia Patients

Table 3

Association between MMPs/TIMPs in the AH and PL with AL.

		GEE
			value
Concentrations in the AH	MMP-1, pg/mL	0.118	0.014
	MMP-2, ng/mL	0.278	≤0.001
	MMP-7, ng/mL		0.923
	MMP-9, pg/mL	0.019	≤0.001
	MMP-10, pg/mL	0.003	0.583
	TIMP-1, pg/mL	0.062	0.014
	TIMP-2, ng/mL	0.038	0.214
	TIMP-3, ng/mL	0.002	0.445
	TIMP-4, pg/mL	0.001	0.827
Concentrations in the PL	MMP-1, pg/mL	0.001	0.027
	MMP-2, ng/mL	0.023	0.103
	MMP-7, ng/mL	0.022	0.380
	MMP-9, ng/mL	-0.005	0.530
	MMP-10, pg/mL	0.001	0.209
	TIMP-1, ng/mL	1.171	0.030
	TIMP-2, ng/mL	0.398	0.282
	TIMP-3, ng/mL	-0.053	0.050
	TIMP-4, pg/mL	0.001	0.774

AH: aqueous humor; AL: axial length: PL: plasma; GEE: generalized estimating equation.