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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Res Nurs. 2014 May 29;17(2):125–134. doi: 10.1177/1099800414532709

Table 2.

Descriptive and Change Values for Serum Cytokine Concentrations Before and After Activity.

Cytokine
(pg/ml)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Change
Score
(SD)
Evaluation
of Change
Score



Preactivity Postactivity Change
Score
(SD)
Preactivity Postactivity Change
Score
(SD)
Preactivity Postactivity






Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
Mean
(SD)
Median
(range)
IL-8 pg/ml 57.3 46.5 59.7 47.5 −.2.4 57.0 45.4 56.7 44.45 .27 55.7 52.9 58.1 53.6 −2.4 F = 1.422
(34.3) (13.9–177.0) (35.9) (15.8–177.0) (12.1) (31.7) (13.9–140.0) (33.9) (15.8–159.0) (2.7) (27.4) (13.9–1 16.0) (32.0) (15.8–159.0) (10.1) p = .248
IL-15 pg/ml 9.3 8.5 9.4 8.7 −.1 8.2 7.5 8.3 7.65 −.1 7.6 6.6 7.9 7.0 −.3 F = 1.89
(4.0) (3.8–20.3) (3.9) (3.8–19.2) (.8) (3.5) (3.5–16.6) (3.5) (3.97–16.40) (−5) (3.4) (3.8–16.4) (3.6) (3.9-17.7) (−6) p = .158
TNF-α (pg/ml) 8.0 6.9 8.1 6.8 −.1 7.8 6.8 8.2 7.6 −.4 7.7 6.8 7.9 7.4 −.1 F = 1.252
(3.8) (3.3–23.2) (3.9) (3.2–22.7) (−6) (4.1) (3.5–23.2) (4.4) (3.2–23.5) (1.1) (4.2) (3.3–23.2) (3.9) (3.8–22.7) (−7) p = .292

Note. IL = interleukin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor; pg = picogram; ml = milliliter; TNF = tumor necrosis factor. Change score calculated as preactivity minus postactivity value.