Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 Concentrations in Corneal Epithelium of Patients with Recurrent Corneal Erosions
Table 3
Values of MMP-2 and MMP-3 concentrations in groups 1 and 2 with and without outliers.
Variable
Statistics
Group 1A i 1B
Group 2
value
MMP-2
±SD
967.0 ± 1084.9
175.7 ± 121.2
<0.0001
Me ± IQR
596.0 (183.0–1325.0)
160.4 (96.6–228.0)
Min–max
56.2–4500.7
0–549.8
MMP-3
±SD
281.7 ± 471.6
21.5 ± 33.2
<0.0001
Me ± IQR
118.6 (18.6–302.9)
10.6 (2.86–23.5)
Min–max
2.0–2369.6
0–155.5
MMP-2
±SD
967.0 ± 1084.9
185.1 ± 117.1
<0.0001
Me ± IQR
596 (183.0–1325.3)
167.0 (104.1–228.6)
Min–max
56.2–4500.7
18.6–549.8
MMP-3
±SD
162.5 ± 193.0
26.8 ± 35.1
<0.0001
Me ± IQR
105.6 (16.2–238.4)
14.8 (7.8–27.6)
Min–max
2.0–926.0
1.6–155.5
Analysis without outliers; ± SD, mean value ± standard deviation after removing the extreme values; Me ± IQR, median ± quartile range without removing extreme values; Min–max, minimum–maximum values.
