Table 2

Redox status of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica: blood lactate and pyruvate concentrations and lactate/pyruvate ratio

Patient	Lactate (mmol/l)	Pyruvate (mmol/l)	Lactate/pyruvate (molar ratio)
1	0.80	0.063	13
2	0.53	0.045	12
3	0.90	0.060	14
4	0.90	0.069	13
5	2.60^2-150	0.180	14
6	1.53^2-150	0.082	19
7	2.60^2-150	0.104	25^2-150
8	0.58	0.067	9
9	1.70^2-150	0.122	14
10	1.80^2-150	0.222	8
11	1.00	0.060	17
12	0.80	0.086	9
13	2.61^2-150	0.220	12
14	0.66	0.050	13
15	1.50^2-150	0.069	22^2-150

Blood lactate and lactate/pyruvate ratio were considered normal if lower than 1.50 mmol/l and 20.
↵2-150 Abnormal values.