Table 4 Time course of circulating level of EPCs

Circulating EPCs in group 1

   CD31/CD34 (%)

1.65 ± 0.91^a

1.52 ± 1.06^a

2.28 ± 1.48^b

<0.0001

   CD62E/CD34 (%)

1.21 ± 0.86^a

1.11 ± 0.76^a

1.50 ± 1.13^b

0.0409

   KDR/CD34 (%)

1.34 ± 0.76^a

1.16 ± 0.70^a

1.81 ± 1.25^b

0.0001

Circulating EPCs in group 2

   CD31/CD34 (%)

1.75 ± 1.03

1.48 ± 0.89

1.64 ± 0.79

0.071

   CD62E/CD34 (%)

1.16 ± 0.76

1.14 ± 0.75

1.14 ± 0.72

0.973

   KDR/CD34 (%)

1.37 ± 0.89

1.24 ± 0.80

1.22 ± 0.72

0.267