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Table 4 Clinical laboratory biomarkers in addiction < 45 years of age

From: Evidence of accelerated ageing in clinical drug addiction from immune, hepatic and metabolic biomarkers

 

ADDICTS

MEDICAL

P

Age (<45 Years)

30.92 (0.24)

30.74 (0.11)

N.S.

CRP(mg/L)

10.15 (2.11)

7.57 (0.55)

N.S.

ESR

11.34 (1.29)

8.75 (0.35)

0.05

Albumin(g/L)

42.97 (0.13)

42.80 (0.14)

N.S.

Globulins(g/L)

30.33 (0.19)

29.47 (0.05)

<0.0001

Albumin/Globulin Ratio

1.45 (0.01)

1.47 (0.00)

0.01

Globulin/Albumin Ratio

0.72 (0.01)

0.69 (0.00)

0.02

Lymphocytes(x10^9/L)

2.41 (0.03)

2.26 (0.01)

<0.0001

ALT (U/L)

74.26 (7.99)

51.05 (2.69)

<0.01

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.48 (0.04)

4.77 (0.14)

<0.0001

Urea (mmol/L)

4.76 (0.04)

4.48 (0.19)

<0.0001

Creatinine (mcmol/L)

81.93 (0.49)

78.91 (0.27)

<0.0001

IGF1 (nmol/l)

25.81 (1.35)

20.79 (0.60)

<0.002

DHEAS (mcmol/l)

5.81 (0.44)

4.89 (1.01)

N.S.

  1. Mean (± S.E.).