Table 2. Comparison of serum IL-10, E-selectin and TNF-α levels among the three groups (ng/L, mean ± standard deviation).

Groups	N	IL-10	E-selectin	TNF-α
A	59	402.69±273.44 †	31.93±25.38 *	274.60±257.00
B	53	553.79±354.29 †† §	46.45±34.93 **	319.52±242.56
C	30	244.03±165.94	29.34±16.03	264.52±117.22
F		11.269	5.143	0.760
P		<0.001	<0.01	>0.05

IL-10:

^† P<0.05[Group A vs. Group B].

^††P<0.01[Group A vs. Group C].

^§P<0.001[Group B vs. Group C].

E-selectin:

* P<0.05[Group A vs. Group B].

** P<0.05[Group B vs. Group C].