Table 3

Comaprison of ROS between ages


Old
n = 37

Young
n = 22



Median
Minimum
Maximum

Median
Minimum
Maximum

Spontaneous
85.4
47.4
302.3
**
67.3
28.0
107.5
fMLP stimulation
170.0
91.6
500.3

143.0
89.0
204.9
fMLP stimulated Median channel
490.3
271.3
612.4

492.2
214.4
545.3
LPS stimulation
179.4
86.8
495.8

149.9
103.4
251.2
LPS stimulated Median channel
503.5
302.1
601.3

504.7
231.2
577.7

Data are presented as median and range Mann-Whitney U test **; P < 0.01, statistically identified as significant differences between old and young group

Ogawa et al. Immunity & Ageing 2008 5:13   doi:10.1186/1742-4933-5-13