Table 3. Association between the severity of prostate cancer and inflammation.

	n	TNF-α (pg/ml)	CRP (mg/l)	IL-8 (pg/ml)
All subjects
Control	120	15.87±1.66	3.01±0.24	68.94±4.46
Prostate cancer	60	15.48±1.66	4.46±0.39**	157.99±21.47**
Grade according to Gleason score
Grade 1-2	34	14.49±1.36	3.62±0.43	143.56±16.13
Grade 3	26	16.61±2.05	5.13±0.25 †	174.52±24.51
Grade according to PSA levels
Grade 1-2	32	15.26±1.21	4.22±0.28	134.06±12.25
Grade 3	28	15.68±2.06	4.76±0.37	188.58±19.56 †

All data were expressed as means ± S.E.M. **P<0.01 compare with control; †P<0.05 compare with grade 1-2.