Table 3.

Comparison of tumor necrosis factor-α in the studied groups.

	SEPSIS	SIRS
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
TNF-α 1	75.778 ± 15.112	72.444 ± 18.079
TNF-α 3	311.711∗† ± 133.048	153.889* ± 52.374
TNF-α 5	237.756∗† ± 101.108	122.222* ± 28.175
TNF-α 7	116.889 ± 44.445	79.333 ± 14.523

*Statistically significant within group (P < 0.05).

^†Statistically significant between groups (P < 0.05).