Table 3.
Inflammatory markers, baseline, and postintervention by group.
| Control (n = 25) |
Tai Chi (n = 24) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Six months | Baseline | Six months | |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 2.004 ± 1.50 | 5.325 ± 2.23 | 0.5119 ± 0.009 | 4.2410 ± 0.435 |
| IL-1β (pg/mL) | 1180.18 ± 244 | 1353.37 ± 176 | 783.62 ± 174.9 | 624.97 ± 196.7* |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 20.80 ± 5.01 | 59.45 ± 13.8 | 18.66 ± 7.25 | 4.76 ± 1.93† |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 3560.53 ± 809 | 3215.66 ± 260 | 4971.24 ± 835 | 2252.42 ± 330 |
| IL-10 (pg/mL) | 3.15 ± 0.66 | 0.25 ± 0.21 | 0.21 ± 2.5 | 2.9 ± 1.5 |
Values are means ± SE. Repeated measures analysis of variance *P < 0.01; † P = 0.09. TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-1β: interleukin 1β; IL-6: interleukin 6; IL-8: interleukin 8; IL-10: interleukin 10.