Long-Term Outcomes of Rheohaemapheresis in the Treatment of Dry Form of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Table 5

Specific haematological markers.

Followed parameter	Before procedure			After procedure
	Mean	SD	Median	Mean	SD	Median	Statistical significance	% of difference
hsCRP	3,56	5,89	2,5	2,74	4,21	2,09	<0,001	16,40
IgM	0,816	0,554	0,674	0,3	0,354	0,18	<0,001	73,29
IL-10	59,01	25,65	56,4	53,82	23,85	54,65	0,001	3,10
MCP-1	275,1	78,31	256,4	265,7	275,4	241,2	<0,001	5,93
sCD30	46,1	21,86	43,6	37,51	19,39	33,2	<0,001	23,85
sCD40L	5453	2182	5007	5018	2202	457,6	<0,001	90,86
sP-selectin	150,6	54,61	147,3	133,1	55,74	125,3	<0,001	14,94
Endoglin	6,34	1,57	6,5	5,43	1,58	5,2	<0,001	20,00

SD: standard deviation.
hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein.
IgM: immunoglobulin M.
IL-10: interleukin-10.
MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic peptide-1.
sCD30: soluble CD30.
sCD40L: soluble CD40L.
sP-selectin: soluble P-selectin.