Table III.

Serum IL-1β, IL-1ra and IL-6 concentrations and IL-1ra/IL-1β ratio in relapsing and non-relapsing patients during a 5-year follow-up period for inactive UC group

Parameter	Relapsing group (n = 7)	Non-relapsing group (n = 11)	P-value
IL-1β [pg/ml]	1.02 (0.43–1.90)	0.68 (0.39–1.02)	0.01
IL-1ra [pg/ml]	567.4 (358.3–946.9)	365.1 (205–520.9)	0.01
IL-1ra/IL-1β ratio	506.3 (225–840.9)	684.0 (261.7–1108)	0.05
IL-6 [pg/ml]	2.57 (1.98–7.5)	1.89 (0.37–3.87)	0.18

Results are presented as median values and ranges.