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Table 5 MMP-2 and MMP-9 concentrations in three groups based on the regulatory limit of water arsenic

From: Elevated concentrations of serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and their associations with circulating markers of cardiovascular diseases in chronic arsenic-exposed individuals

Parameters

≤10 μg/L

10.1–50 μg/L

>50 μg/L

p-value (F-test)

Serum MMP-2 (ng/mL)a

197.75 (1.48)

220.08 (1.37)

228.38 (1.40)**

<0.01

(n = 144)

(n = 44)

(n = 181)

Serum MMP-9 (ng/mL)a

43.60 (1.59)

53.57 (1.75)

55.20 (1.75)***

<0.001

(n = 145)

(n = 44)

(n = 184)

  1. n = number of study subjects. aGeometric Mean (GSD). **Significantly different from ≤ 10 μg/L group at p < 0.01. ***Significantly different from ≤ 10 μg/L group at p < 0.001. p-values were from one way ANOVA test
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