Table 3 Test for correlation between analytes and time in freezer
From: Effects of freezer storage time on levels of complement biomarkers
Analyte | Spearman r | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
C3 | 0.36 | 0.29 to 0.42 | < 0.0001 |
FI | 0.22 | 0.14 to 0.29 | < 0.0001 |
FB | 0.14 | 0.06 to 0.21 | 0.0003 |
FD | 0.13 | 0.06 to 0.21 | 0.0003 |
C5 | 0.14 | 0.07 to 0.21 | 0.0001 |
sCR1 | 0.09 | 0.02 to 0.17 | 0.0118 |
C3a | 0.17 | 0.09 to 0.24 | < 0.0001 |
iC3b | 0.1 | 0.02 to 0.19 | 0.0142 |
Bb | 0.15 | 0.07 to 0.22 | < 0.0001 |
TCC | 0.27 | 0.20 to 0.34 | < 0.0001 |
FH | − 0.11 | − 0.18 to − 0.03 | 0.0056 |
C1q | − 0.1 | − 0.18 to − 0.03 | 0.0064 |
C1 inhibitor | − 0.09 | − 0.16 to − 0.01 | 0.0197 |
C4 | 0.003 | − 0.07 to 0.08 | 0.93 |
C9 | − 0.05 | − 0.13 to 0.02 | 0.17 |
sCR2 | − 0.02 | − 0.09 to 0.06 | 0.63 |
Clusterin | − 0.01 | − 0.09 to 0.07 | 0.75 |
CRP | 0.03 | − 0.05 to 0.10 | 0.51 |