Hp (g/l) SAA (µg/ml) Wright 2ME Hp (g/l) 1.00 - - - SAA (µg/ml) -0.06 1.00 -   Wright -0.26 0.37* - - 2ME -0.29 0.33* 0.92** 1.00

* P ≤ 0.05 ** P ≤ 0.01

Table 2: The summary statistics for correlations among Hp (g/l), SAA (μg/ml), Wright and 2ME antibody levels.