Paradoxical role of hepatocyte growth factor in ischemic stroke: stroke risk/stroke recovery

Table 10 HGF concentration in different age groups of stroke patients

	The patient group (100 stroke patients)			K test	P value
	Age group (50–65 years)	Age group (66–80 years)	Age group (≥ 81 years)	K test	P value
HGF
X ± SD	0.33 ± 0.12	0.50 ± 0.10	0.74 ± 0.12	58.5	< 0.001*
Range	0.15–0.50	0.25–70	0.21–0.85	58.5	< 0.001*

X mean, SD standard deviation, K Kruskal–Wallis test, *highly significant, HGF hepatocyte growth factor