Table 3. Relationship between the concentrations of the assayed cytokines and the severity of DR.
| Levela | N | VEGF (SD) | IL-1β(SD) | IL-6(SD) | IL-8(SD) | MCP-1(SD) | IP-10(SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |
28 |
967.0(425.1) |
10.0(12.4) |
32.1(33.8) |
22.8(22.1) |
252.5(227.6) |
2.1(1.73) |
| 20 |
23 |
952.8(355.9) |
11.0(18.4) |
33.5(37.1) |
20.6(25.5) |
303.6(159.32) |
2.5(2.7) |
| 35 |
26 |
956.4(378.7) |
9.2(14.4) |
33.1(40.6) |
22.7(31.1) |
339.5(244.8) |
5.6(4.0) |
| 43 |
18 |
1084.7(349.9) |
10.7(16.4) |
33.2(43.3) |
24.4(33.1) |
468.8(273.9) |
5.5(3.9) |
| 47 |
13 |
1172.6(423.1) |
18.8(15.3) |
56.6(51.4) |
29.2(33.7) |
645.2(318.7) |
9.5(12.1) |
| 53 |
8 |
1177.3(534.5) |
22.7(17.1) |
106.7(52.7) |
49.4(41.5) |
921.2(391.1) |
22.3(16.7) |
| 65 |
7 |
1142.7(573.3) |
23.7(29.0) |
116.8(60.4) |
51.0(22.8) |
1215.1(435.9) |
31.3(24.4) |
| 75 |
8 |
1051.4(296.6) |
27.6(36.0) |
147.0(97.1) |
75.7(58.9) |
1286.6(383.4) |
34.3(20.1) |
| 81 |
5 |
1165.4(326.8) |
45.8(33.1) |
188.6(106.6) |
74.4(59.3) |
1630.8(601.2) |
29.2(18.6) |
| P valueb | 0.733 | 0.003 | <0.001 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
aETDRS retinopathy severity bKruskal–Wallis test