Table 3.
Concentrations of cytokines the LS group and controls
| Cytokines | Group | Mean | SD | Median | Lower quartile | Upper quartile | Range | Statistical analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-27 [pg/ml] | Control | 21.8 | 45.9 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 0.1–209.7 |
Z = 1.00 p = 0.32 |
| Affected | 68.8 | 144.4 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 15.7 | 1.7–521.9 | ||
| TGF-β1 [pg/ml] | Control | 42867.5 | 17141.0 | 43305.1 | 30617.2 | 49755.8 | 14019.3–82814.1 |
Z= –1.70 p = 0.09 |
| Affected | 34265.3 | 11904.2 | 33926.8 | 30212.1 | 40595.6 | 7119.7–61664.7 | ||
| TGF-β2 [pg/ml] | Control | 309.8 | 96.9 | 294.7 | 225.6 | 340.9 | 185.9–557.1 |
Z = –2.06 p = 0.04 |
| Affected | 258.4 | 90.4 | 229.1 | 197.6 | 256.8 | 170.3–520.1 | ||
| IL-6 [pg/ml] | Control | 44.7 | 11.0 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 46.6 | 32.9–87.8 |
Z = 1.39 p = 0.16 |
| Affected | 54.1 | 25.3 | 49.1 | 38.2 | 60.6 | 32.4–139.3 | ||
| sIL-6R [pg/ml] | Control | 516.4 | 213.6 | 484.1 | 357.8 | 622.9 | 242.6–1220.5 |
Z = –0.66 p = 0.51 |
| Affected | 464.1 | 145.7 | 470.1 | 340.2 | 539.8 | 225.0–782.1 |