Table 2.

The influence of T2DM on circulating cytokine levels.

	Non-T2DM (n = 17)	T2DM (n = 12)
TNF-α (pg/ml)	4.224 ± 0.443	8.285 ± 1.439x
IFN-γ (pg/ml)	6.737 ± 2.232	5.599 ± 1.813
IL-6 (pg/ml)	2.586 ± 1.914	2.663 ± 1.062
IL-8 (pg/ml)	1.732 ± 0.385	3.168 ± 0.758
IL-23 (pg/ml)	453.7 ± 87.3	264.3 ± 67.5
MCP-1 (pg/ml)	121.5 ± 8.6	148.3 ± 26.6

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. ^xp < 0.05 vs. without T2DM.