Sustained High Levels of Both Total and High Molecular Weight Adiponectin in Plasma during the Convalescent Phase of Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Are Associated with Disease Severity

Figure 3

Comparison of the total APN and HMW APN levels in the plasma of patients with HFRS belonging to four disease severity groups in the convalescent phase. Both (a) total APN and (b) HMW APN levels in the plasma of critical patients were significantly higher than those of patients with mild and moderate disease at the convalescent phase. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to determine the significance of the differences between the two groups, and the black lines represent the medians with the corresponding interquartile range. ; .

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