Table 1. Circulating levels of all the cytokines tested, stratified by slow and fast HCC (S.D.).
| Slow HCCs (Mean±S.D.) | Fast HCCs (Mean±S.D.) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angpt1 (ng/ml) | 24.389±12.796 | 25.280±15.482 | 0.80 |
| Angpt2 (ng/ml) | 6.470±4.052 | 6.471±4.389 | 0.94 |
| VEGF | 288±273 | 395±311 | 0.10 |
| Insulin | 14.6±7.4 | 19.5±13.8 | 0.47 |
| Adiponectin | 13.6±9.2 | 14.1±7.4 | 0.47 |
| Leptin | 11.1±12.4 | 13.2±9.8 | 0.75 |
| Visfatina | 13.6±8.4 | 12.1±5.7 | 0.58 |
| IGF2 | 8.5±22.0 | 6.9±17.7 | 0.20 |
| TGFβ1 (ng/ml) | 5.718±3.563 | 13.111±8.086 | 0.00 |
| CYFRA21-1 (ng/ml) | 6.0±2.9 | 7.6±3.2 | 0.03 |
| HGF | 1.775±1.046 | 1.639±755 | 0.84 |
| IL_1a (pg/ml) | 7.1±16.0 | 8.2±17.3 | 0.61 |
| IL_1b (pg/ml) | 2.1±4.9 | 4.9±15.66 | 0.75 |
| IL_6 (pg/ml) | 47.1±64.8 | 84.2±184.9 | 0.96 |
| IL_8 (pg/ml) | 49.6±59.3 | 79.0±91.0 | 0.13 |
| IL_10 (pg/ml) | 7.1±14.8 | 3.5±3.2 | 0.76 |
| TNFα (pg/ml) | 4.8±12.0 | 4.8±9.0 | 0.21 |
S.D., standard deviation. Bold values indicate significant values.