Table 1.
Levels of various inflammatory markers from day 0 through day 8
| Group | Time | IL-6 | IL-8 | IL-10 | HS-CRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
| IVFO | D0 | 17.81 | 23.21 | 3.43 | 4.80 |
| D4 | 15.37 | 40.23 | 2.15 | 4.23 | |
| Ratio (D4/D0) | 0.86 (P = 0.34) | 1.73 (P = 0.069) | 0.63 (P = 0.101) | 0.88 (P = 0.602) | |
| D8 | 24.18 | 26.69 | 3.60 | 7.91 | |
| Ratio (D8/D0) | 1.36 (P = 0.086) | 1.15 (P = 0.806) | 1.05 (P = 0.876) | 1.65 (P = 0.168) | |
| Control | D0 | 15.56 | 40.22 | 3.15 | 3.08 |
| D4 | 25.53 | 135.89 | 4.09 | 1.89 | |
| Ratio (D4/D0) | 1.64 (P = 0.044) | 3.38 (P = 0.018) | 1.30 (P = 0.224) | 0.61 (P = 0.021) | |
| D8 | 19.11 | 46.99 | 2.76 | 9.48 | |
| Ratio (D8/D0) | 1.23(P = 0.517) | 1.17 (P = 0.759) | 0.87 (P = 0.702) | 3.07 (P = 0.008) | |
| Between-group comparison | D4/D0 | P = 0.0245 | P = 0.223 | P = 0.039 | P = 0.246 |
| D8/D0 | P = 0.778 | P = 0.983 | P = 0.695 | P = 0.233 |
Within-group comparison was done by paired t-test and between-group comparison by unpaired t–test