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. 2013 Jan;22(1):48–57. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3707

Table 5.

Change in Biomarkers of Inflammation Among Study Participants, by Treatment Group

 
Mediterranean diet (n=52)
Control (n=49)
  Baseline 4 months Change p Baseline 4 months Change p
IL-6 (pg/mL) 1.977 (0.68-3.27)a 1.585 (0.84-2.33) −0.392 (−1.08-0.30) 0.258 0.916 (0.71-1.13) 0.888 (0.66-1.11) −0.028 (−0.21-0.16) 0.761
TNF-α (pg/mL) 4.189 (1.30-7.08) 3.301 (1.10-5.50) −0.888 (−1.64-0.14) 0.021 2.475 (1.48-3.47) 1.940 (1.18-2.70) −0.535 (−0.82-−0.25) <0.001

No significant differences between groups.

a

Mean (95% Confidence interval).

IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α.