Table 6. Relationship between the concentrations of the assayed cytokines and the severity of macular edema.
| Level | N | IL-1β (SD) | IL-6 (SD) | IL-8 (SD) | IP-10 (SD) | MCP-1 (SD) | VEGF (SD) | IL-10 (SD) | IL-12 (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NME | 68 | 9.57 (15.52) | 29.22 (36.02) | 19.18 (21.92) | 10.81 (11.54) | 314.87 (280.27) | 590.31 (473.30) | 8.07 (6.75) | 13.89 (9.34) |
| FME | 23 | 13.91 (16.03) | 51.69 (67.71) | 36.52 (42.59) | 21.74 (23.67) | 513.17 (278.69) | 945.43 (437.15) | 4.87 (2.40) | 10.61 (5.31) |
| DME or CME | 33 | 20.15 (23.67) | 93.85 (93.70) | 47.48 (47.39) | 28.24 (26.04) | 805.00 (537.44) | 1337.81 (568.65) | 3.75 (3.69) | 8.93 (8.15) |
| P value* | 0.005 † | <0.001 † | 0.001 † | 0.002 † | <0.001 † | <0.001 † | 0.002 † | 0.018 † |
NME = no macular edema, FME = focal macular edema, DME = diffuse macular edema and CME = cystoid macular edema
*Kruskal-Wallis test
†Statistically significant