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@entity1 @entity64 @entity101 @entity548 @entity39 @entity5 @entity310 @entity63 @entity688
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory markers are being explored to aid in @entity64 diagnosis especially, to differentiate between clinical varieties of @entity64 . This study aimed to compare plasma @entity5 @entity39 factor-alpha ( @entity310 ) and @entity688 ( @entity688 ) levels between @entity64 @entity1 and controls, as well as between @entity548 and @entity63 varieties of @entity64 . METHODS: @entity64 @entity1 who were admitted to Shaikh Zayed Hospital Lahore and Services Hospital Lahore, Pakistan within 24 hours after the onset of @entity64 symptoms were consecutively asked to participate in this study from June 2011 to December 2011.Venous blood samples were collected within 24 hours of @entity64 symptoms onset. Plasma @entity310 levels and @entity688 were calculated using commercial enzyme-linked immune-sorbent assay (ELISA). Cytokines levels were dichotomized as detectable yes/no and were compared between different groups using chi square test. Continuous variables were compared using the student t-test. Logistic regression model was used to investigate the effect of various risk factors on @entity64 subtypes. A value of p < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: One hundred and thirty one @entity64 @entity1 were included in the study, out of which 93 were @entity63 and 38 were @entity548 @entity1 . Forty-seven healthy asymptomatic individuals were included .as controls Plasma @entity310 levels (p < 0.001, r = 0.503, CI: 18.197-1672.950) were significantly elevated in @entity64 @entity1 as compared to controls, along with advancing age (p = 0.002, r = 0.310, CI: 1.025-1.110) and history of @entity101 (p = 0.002, r = 0.265, CI: 1.746-12.511). Males were found to be at a higher risk of developing @entity64 . Furthermore, history of @entity101 (p=0.019, r= -0.294, CI: 0.134-1.500) and detectable @entity310 - levels (p = 0.002, r = 0.319, CI: 2.106-23.725) were found to be significantly different between @entity63 and @entity548 @entity1 . CONCLUSION: @entity310 level differed highly significantly between @entity64 and controls, and also between @entity63 and @entity548 subtypes.
