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Table 2 Blood measurements of the non-depressed and depressed COPD groups

From: Disturbances in branched-chain amino acid profile and poor daily functioning in mildly depressed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

 

COPD non-depressed (CN)

(n = 51)

COPD depressed (CD)

(n = 27)

Estimated difference

ANCOVA

p value

Blood measurements

 CRP (mg/L)

6.81 [4.19, 9.42]

5.72 [1.77, 9.66]

− 2.27 [− 6.69, 2.15]

0.007

 Glucose (mmol/L)

5.79 [5.54, 6.05]

5.74 [5.36, 6.12]

− 0.19 [− 0.61, 0.24]

0.410

 Insulin (uIU/mL)

13.71 [9.30, 18.11]

12.99 [7.09, 18.88]

− 1.15 [− 8.34, 6.04]

0.490

 HOMA Index

3.79 [2.44, 5.13]

3.28 [1.65, 4.92]

− 0.69 [− 2.13, 0.74]

0.354

  1. Values are mean [95% CI], except for when data was log-transformed for which geometric mean [95% CI] was used. CRP: C-reactive protein. Homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) is a method for assessing β-cell function and insulin resistance. Statistics are by ANCOVA with age and BMI as covariates, normal text is untransformed data and italicized is log-transformed data, bold is P < 0.05