Elevated Concentration of Defensins in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients

Table 2

Human -defensin concentration in HCV patients serum.

Variables	ANOVA one-way
	Gender	Mean	SD		Concentration (ng/50 μL)	value
Blank	0.099		0.09	4	00.00	00
Health sample	6 M, 6 F	0.0442–0.0897		12	13.5 ± 1.2	00
STD 31.2	Standard	0.0870	0.01	2	31.2	00
STD 62.5	Standard	0.1560	0.12	2	62.5	00
STD 125	Standard	0.2790	0.12	2	125	00
STD 250	Standard	0.5510	0.12	2	250	00
STD 500	Standard	1.0600	0.12	2	500	00
STD 1000	Standard	1.7260	0.12	2	1000	00
Sample 1	M	0.0872	0.05	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 2	M	0.0870	0.03	4	31.2	<0.005
Sample 3	F	1.0872	0.10	4	512.83	<0.005
Sample 4	F	0.0872	0.03	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 5	M	2.4130	0.14	4	1398.03	<0.0001
Sample 6	M	0.0870	0.08	4	31.2	<0.05
Sample 7	F	2.0375	0.13	4	1180.5	<0.0001
Sample 8	M	0.4550	0.10	4	206.44	<0.05
Sample 9	M	0.0870	0.02	4	31.2	<0.05
Sample 10	F	0.0870	0.02	4	31.2	<0.05
Sample 11	M	1.8350	0.11	4	1063.15	<0.00001
Sample 12	M	0.0880	0.09	4	31.6	<0.05
Sample 13	F	0.0872	0.06	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 14	M	0.1405	0.10	4	56.3	<0.05
Sample 15	M	0.4190	0.10	4	190.11	<0.05
Sample 16	F	0.3680	0.10	4	164.9	<0.05
Sample 17	F	1.5850	0.11	4	918.31	<0.001
Sample 18	F	0.2720	0.10	4	121.9	<0.05
Sample 19	M	0.1805	0.10	4	72.32	<0.05
Sample 20	F	0.4090	0.10	4	184.21	<0.05
Sample 21	M	0.1555	0.10	4	62.3	<0.05
Sample 22	M	0.2942	0.10	4	131.81	<0.05
Sample 23	M	0.0872	0.02	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 24	F	0.1930	0.10	4	77.32	<0.005
Sample 25	F	0.2272	0.10	4	101.8	<0.005
Sample 26	M	0.2062	0.10	4	92.4	<0.005
Sample 27	M	0.0937	0.09	4	33.60	<0.05
Sample 28	M	0.2422	0.10	4	108.51	<0.05
Sample 29	F	0.0872	0.02	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 30	M	0.0872	0.08	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 31	M	0.1655	0.10	4	66.31	<0.05
Sample 32	F	0.0870	0.01	4	31.2	<0.05
Sample 33	F	0.0872	0.03	4	31.3	<0.05
Sample 34	F	0.1625	0.10	4	65.10	<0.05