Table 2.
Baseline serum inflammatory cytokine concentrations in both groups
| Variables | SCZ | Controls | Z | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 40) | (n = 36) | |||
| IL-1β(pg/ml) | 1.391(1.391 ~ 1.391) | 0.972(0.972 ~ 0.972) | -5.460 | 0.000 |
| IL-4(pg/ml) | 11.995(0.157 ~ 11.995) | 0.015(0.007 ~ 0.015) | -5.890 | 0.000 |
| IL-6(pg/ml) | 0.854(0.651 ~ 1.232) | 0.686(0.397 ~ 1.094) | -1.831 | 0.067 |
| IL-10(pg/ml) | 0.311(0.216 ~ 0.684) | 0.292(0.199 ~ 0.431) | -0.640 | 0.522 |
| TNF-α(pg/ml) | 1.202(0.952 ~ 1.462) | 4.359(0.765 ~ 5.756) | -1.326 | 0.185 |
| Tie-2(pg/ml) | 1991.785(1707.064 ~ 2214.799) | 2200.943(1903.859 ~ 2577.607) | -2.190 | 0.029 |
Note: IL-1β Interleukin-1β, IL-4 Interleukin-4, IL-6 Interleukin-6, IL-10 Interleukin-10, TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α, Tie-2 Tyrosine kinase receptor with immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domain 2, SCZ schizophrenia