Table 2.

Levels of cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα and levels of cortisol levels according to COVID-19/PASC status.

Parameters	Total	No prior COVID-19	Never PASC	Resolved PASC	Ongoing PASC
Number	165	12	29	39	85
Cytokine (pg/ml)
IL-1β (mean ± SD)	10.4 ± 18.4	14.9 ± 36.5	9.6 ± 13.6	9.7 ± 19.8	10.3 ± 15.5
IL-6 (mean ± SD)	4.7 ± 10.8	8.9 ± 25.9	4.8 ± 8.1	4.7 ± 10.4	4.1 ± 8.0
TNFα (mean ± SD)	5.6 ± 14.4	13.7 ± 37.7	6.0 ± 12.7	4.5 ± 8.7	4.8 ± 10.4
Number	142	12	24	34	72
Cortisol (mmol/l)
Mean ± SD	339.7 ± 141.3	298.4 ± 76.1	298.7 ± 97.7	331.8 ± 105.2	340.5 ± 112.6

PASC, post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.