TABLE 2.

Laboratory parameters for the 2 groups at the end of the study.

Laboratory parameters	Tacrolimus group (n = 100)	Hydrocortisone group (n = 100)	p-value
Serum IL-10 (pg/mL) mean ± SD	11.3 ± 2.1	12.9 ± 2.3	0.05*
Serum IL-17 (pg/mL) mean ± SD	2.3 ± 0.72	3.6 ± 0.81	0.021**
Serum IL-23 (pg/mL) mean ± SD	20.3 ± 3.2	24.5 ± 3.1	0.03**

n, number of patients; SD, standard deviation; IL-10, interleukin 10; IL-17, interleukin 17; IL-23, interleukin 23, *(p ≤ 0.05) is considered significant, **(p ≤ 0.001) is considered highly significant.