Table 4.

Comparison of inflammatory factors before and after treatment (x̅±s)

Group	IL-6 (pg/ml)		CRP (mg/L)		TNF-α (ng/L)		IL-1β (ng/L)		PGE2 (μg/L)
	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment	Before treatment	After treatment
Study Group B (n=40)	53.28±6.36	32.52±4.78	2.31±0.42	1.57±0.20	25.26±3.77	10.34±1.78	86.31±17.56	50.12±10.22	366.54±27.68	226.78±19.67
Study Group A (n=40)	53.42±6.71	37.45±5.23	2.28±0.37	1.98±0.22	25.34±3.68	17.25±2.13	87.26±17.88	56.92±12.81	364.31±29.60	255.74±23.55
Control group (n=40)	3.59±1.12a,b	/	1.26±0.18a,b	/	0.91±0.12a,b	/	4.31±1.26a,b	/	43.78±10.57a,b	/
T/F	1139.282	4.764	120.507	8.818	859.278	15.783	426.776	2.630	2364.750	6.032
P	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.010	< 0.001	< 0.001

Note: IL-6: Interleukin-6, CRP: C-reactive protein, TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha, IL-1β: Interleukin-1β, PEG2: prostaglandin E2.

^a P < 0.05, compare with group B;

^b P < 0.05, compare with group A.