Table 2.

Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the MHO and MUO groups.

	MHO (n = 72)	MUO (n = 45)	P
TNF-α (pg/mL)a	14.1 ± 1.83	12.3 ± 1.77	0.355
IL-1β (pg/mL)a	1.08 ± 0.16	0.80 ± 0.12	0.542
IL-6 (pg/mL)a	5.26 ± 0.67	5.37 ± 0.96	0.521
IL-12 (pg/mL)a	43.8 ± 7.45	26.0 ± 3.40	0.030
IFN-γ (pg/mL)a	16.6 ± 2.93	10.1 ± 1.49	0.625
NK cell activity 10:1 (%)	29.2 ± 2.61	20.5 ± 2.07	0.013
NK cell activity 5:1 (%)a	18.5 ± 1.63	12.2 ± 1.94	0.043
NK cell activity 2.5:1 (%)a	17.4 ± 2.15	7.78 ± 1.88	0.040
NK cell activity 1.25:1 (%)a	15.7 ± 1.84	7.52 ± 1.88	0.012

Mean ± SE. P values derived from an independent t-test.

P values below 0.05 are highlighted in boldface.

^aTested by logarithmic transformation.