Table 1.

Serum concentration CRP and plasma IL-6 levels in CU patients divided according to the results of ASST

Patient category	IL-6 [pg/ml] Median (range)	CRP [mg/dl] Median (range)	Value of p
ASST positive (n = 12)	42.71 (31.40-406)	0.358 (0.02-1.41)	0.892
ASST negative (n = 38)	46.65 (4.02-50.93)	0.298 (0.02-8.04)	0.982

n – number of subjects, ASST – autologous serum skin test, CRP – C-reactive protein assay, IL-6 – interleukin-6