Fig 1. Diminished plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in Ss+ individuals with T2DM.

Plasma levels of IL1-α, IL1-β, IL-1Ra, IL-6, IL-12, IL-18, IL-23, IL-27, G-CSF and GM-CSF cytokines were measured in Ss+ and Ss- individuals. Each dot is an individual subject with the bar representing the geometric mean (GM). p values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U tests followed by Holm’s correction for multiple comparisons.