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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects

From: Potential biomarker proteins for aspiration pneumonia detected by shotgun proteomics using buccal mucosa samples: a cross-sectional case–control study

 

AP (n = 6)

Ctrl (n = 6)

P-value†

Age (years)

87.2 ± 5.5

78.3 ± 10.3

0.132

Body Mass Index

15.3 ± 0.2

21.6 ± 3.6

0.002

Blood data

 CRP (mg/dl)

4.99 ± 4.27

1.80 ± 2.86

0.132

 WBC (103/µl)

8.07 ± 3.58

8.57 ± 4.30

1.000

 Alb (g/dl)*

2.78 ± 0.59

2.80 ± 1.62

1.000

Oral states

 Residual teeth

6.8 ± 8.5

8.2 ± 12.8

0.818

 OHAT

3.2 ± 2.2

1.2 ± 1.2

0.093

  1. †P values were calculated by Mann–Whitney U test
  2. *Albumin concentrations of the AP (n = 4) and control (n = 4) patients. The other data were obtained from the AP (n = 6) and control (n = 6) patients
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Clinical Proteomics

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