Blood variables of the amyloid patients compared with those of all non-amyloid patients
| Amyloid (n=7) | Non-amyloid (n=96) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Normal range | Median | Range | Median | Range | p |
| p values below 0.1 are shown; NS, not significant. | ||||||
| F, values for female patients; M, values for male patients; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C reactive protein; SAA, serum amyloid A protein; SAP, serum amyloid P component; RF, rheumatoid factor; Hb, haemoglobin; RBC, red blood cell count. | ||||||
| ESR | F: 0–30 mm/1st h | 90 | 17–130 | 60 | 10–145 | 0.05 |
| M: 0–20 mm/1st h | 45 | 25–92 | ||||
| CRP | <2.3 mg/l | 9.0 | 4.0–22 | 23 | 2.0–610 | 0.08, NS |
| SAA | <4.2 mg/l | 5.0 | 2.0–50 | 25 | 1.0–455 | <0.05 |
| SAP | 10–48 mg/l | 28 | 11–38 | 26 | 3–60 | NS |
| RF | ≤10 kIU/l | 72 | 4–350 | 130 | 4–1450 | NS |
| Hb | F: 115–155 g/l | 101 | 71–139 | 110 | 58–146 | NS |
| M: 140–180 g/l | 114 | 102–138 | ||||
| RBC | F: 3.5–5.0 ×1012/l | 3.86 | 3.33–4.56 | 4.45 | 3.22–5.95 | 0.005 |
| M: 4.3–5.9 ×1012/l | 4.69 | 3.95–5.74 | ||||
| Platelets | 130–400 ×109/l | 320 | 200–560 | 310 | 140–710 | NS |
| Leucocytes | 3.2–9.8 ×109/l | 8.1 | 3.5–14.5 | 7.6 | 3.5–16.4 | NS |
| Urea | 3.0–6.5 mmol/l | 11.4 | 4.3–22.5 | 8.6 | 5.0–36.8 | NS |
| Creatinine | 62–106 μmol/l | 78 | 64–190 | 76 | 36–179 | NS |
| Albumin | 34–47 g/l | 37 | 17–43 | 36 | 12–46 | NS |