| 
      Abbreviations: MMP3: Matrix metalloproteinase-3; WBC: White
      Blood Cell; SAA: Serum Amyloid A; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; ESR:
    Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
        | M694V    allele |  | WBC | SAA | Fibrinogen | CRP | ESR | Urine    MMP-3 | MMP-3/creatinine |  
        | Presence | Mean | 8386 | 334.8 | 556.16 | 7.54 | 59.33 | 2.37 | 0.19 |  
        |  | SD | 2851 | 239.97 | 209.70 | 6.80 | 28.05 | 0.56 | 0.10 |  
        | Absent | Mean | 8229 | 384.65 | 536.60 | 6.85 | 53.83 | 1.99 | 0.11 |  
        |  | SD | 2556 | 422.56 | 154.82 | 4.97 | 32.85 | 0.31 | 0.04 |  
        | P |  | 0.89 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.7 | 0.04 | 0.02 |  |