|
Control |
|
Mexico City |
|
Comparison |
|
|
|
Mean |
SD± |
Mean |
SD± |
p value |
% above the |
% above the control median |
control mean |
OZ IgA |
0.457 |
0.09 |
0.602 |
0.31 |
0.003 |
58.3 |
75 |
OZ IgG |
0.482 |
0.15 |
0.581 |
0.16 |
0.003 |
62.5 |
68.8 |
OZ IgM |
0.651 |
0.31 |
0.855 |
0.63 |
0.05 |
41.7 |
56.3 |
Actin IgA |
0.596 |
0.19 |
0.679 |
0.26 |
0.08 |
54.2 |
62.5 |
Actin IgG |
0.822 |
0.32 |
1.019 |
0.36 |
0.006 |
68.8 |
85.4 |
Actin IgM |
0.724 |
0.22 |
0.873 |
0.35 |
0.016 |
68.8 |
68.8 |
TGM3 IgA |
0.506 |
0.21 |
0.542 |
0.24 |
0.44 |
50 |
54.2 |
TGM3 IgG |
0.659 |
0.22 |
0.825 |
0.3 |
0.002 |
68.8 |
70.8 |
TGM6 IgA |
0.443 |
0.18 |
0.49 |
0.23 |
0.28 |
47.9 |
54.2 |
TGM6 IgG |
0.589 |
0.17 |
0.736 |
0.37 |
0.016 |
58.3 |
66.7 |
GAD 65 IgA |
0.406 |
0.14 |
0.452 |
0.17 |
0.15 |
50 |
66.7 |
GAD 65 IgG |
0.578 |
0.17 |
0.671 |
0.2 |
0.019 |
66.7 |
72.9 |
GAD 65 IgM |
0.58 |
0.18 |
0.674 |
0.28 |
0.05 |
62.5 |
62.5 |
CEREB IgA |
0.511 |
0.17 |
0.617 |
0.34 |
0.06 |
41.7 |
54.2 |
CEREB IgG |
0.545 |
0.23 |
0.845 |
0.44 |
0.0001 |
68.8 |
75 |
CEREB IgM |
0.684 |
0.29 |
0.915 |
0.57 |
0.015 |
45.8 |
56.3 |
|
OZ=Occludin Zonulin, TGM3=Transglutaminase 3, TGM6=Transglutaminase 6, GAD-65=Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase, CEREB=Cerebellar peptide |
Table 2. Serum autoantibodies in Controls v Mexico City Metropolitan Area children. Results are expressed in optical density units. Significant p-values are marked in bold.
Percentages of the MCMA children that showed optical density values higher than the control mean and control median are also shown. |