Table 2.

Inflammatory Biomarker Levels for the Entire Cohort

Inflammatory biomarkers	Median (interquartile range)
sTNFR1 (ng/mL) (n=62)	1.7 (1.3–2.0)
sCD14 (ug/mL) (n=62)	1.7 (1.6–2.2)
TGFB1 (ng/mL) (n=59)	28.6 (17.5–43.3)
IL-6 (pg/mL) (n=62)	0 (0–2)
HA (ng/mL) (n=61)	0.6 (0–2.9)
LPS (endotoxin unit) (n=61)	0.8 (0.4–1.2)

HA, hyaluronic acid; IL-6, interleukin-6; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; sCD14, soluble CD14; sTNFR1, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-1; TGFB1, transforming growth factor beta 1.