Table 4.
Comparison of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α levels between two groups at the same time point
|
Time |
IL-1β (pg/ml) |
IL-6 (pg/ml) |
TNF-α (pg/ml) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Experimental group |
Control group |
p value |
Experimental group |
Control group |
p value |
Experimental group |
Control group |
p value |
|
|
The independent samples t-test revealed a significant difference between the two groups ( * denotes p < 0.05). | |||||||||
|
0 week |
29.06 ± 13.50 |
30.00 ± 13.59 |
0.757 |
9.37 ± 4.86 |
9.78 ± 4.52 |
0.697 |
15.48 ± 6.87 |
17.16 ± 9.19 |
0.357 |
|
4 weeks |
26.12 ± 11.17 |
28.27 ± 13.85 |
0.447 |
8.51 ± 3.82 |
9.28 ± 4.68 |
0.421 |
13.64 ± 6.64 |
15.32 ± 9.57 |
0.364 |
|
8 weeks |
20.58 ± 9.69 |
25.93 ± 13.30 |
0.043* |
7.44 ± 3.92 |
8.73 ± 5.21 |
0.213 |
10.63 ± 5.72 |
12.76 ± 8.44 |
0.191 |
|
12 weeks |
14.87 ± 10.31 |
21.30 ± 12.63 |
0.019* |
6.07 ± 4.19 |
7.58 ± 4.56 |
0.127 |
8.35 ± 6.02 |
10.74 ± 7.82 |
0.130 |