Pentraxin 3: A Novel Biomarker for Inflammatory Cardiovascular Disease
Figure 1
Geometric mean PTX3 plasma levels in men and women [25]. (a) Mean and confidence interval of natural log transformed PTX3 in men and women. Plasma PTX3 levels in men are significant lower than those in women (men, 1.87 (1.81, 1.94) ng/mL; women, 2.12 (2.05, 2.19) ng/mL). *. (b) Plasma PTX3 levels according to quartiles of age in men. Quartile 1 (Q1): 37–49 years old; 1.62 (1.50, 1.74) ng/mL. Quartile 2 (Q2): 50–57 years old; 1.82 (1.70, 1.94) ng/mL. Quartile 3 (Q3): 58–68 years old; 1.98 (1.86, 2.11) ng/mL. Quartile 4 (Q4): 69–87 years old; 2.14 (2.02, 2.27) ng/mL. *, Q1 versus Q3 and Q4; **, Q1 and Q2 versus Q4. (c) Plasma PTX3 levels according to quartiles of age in women. Quartile 1 (Q1): 38–52 years old; 2.05 (1.92, 2.18) ng/mL. Quartile 2 (Q2): 53–61 years old; 1.99 (1.87, 2.12) ng/mL. Quartile 3 (Q3): 62–70 years old; 2.10 (1.98, 2.23) ng/mL. Quartile 4 (Q4): 71–85 years old; 2.23 (2.02, 2.46) ng/mL. *, **.
