Table IV.
Serum concentrations of cytokines in analyzed patient groups
| Parameters | Rehabilitation group (CR) | Cryotherapy group (CT) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | p | Before | After | p | ||
|
IL-6 (pg/ml) |
Mean ±SD Median (Min; Max) |
149 ±136 98 (41; 549) |
131 ±136 85 (44; 545) |
0.570 | 118 ±78 82 (42; 332) |
121 ±76 93 (43; 310) |
0.700 |
|
p Control vs. cryotherapy |
Before After |
0.762 0.724 |
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|
IL-10 (pg/ml) |
Average ±SD Median (Min; Max) |
7.2 ±6.5 5.8 (0.3; 21.7) |
6.5 ±5.3 4.8 (0.6; 17.7) |
0.243 | 6.7 ±7.1 3.4 (1.0; 26.8) |
6.9 ±6.0 6.6 (0.1; 18.9) |
0.809 |
|
p Control vs. cryotherapy |
Before After |
0.665 0.931 |
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|
TNF-α (pg/ml) |
Average ±SD Median (Min; Max) |
25.0 ±27.2 15.6 (0.1; 81.6) |
26.5 ±30.1 17.2 (0.1; 93.0) |
0.087 | 27.2 ±18.8 23.9 (3.1; 54.9) |
27.8 ±20.9 24.6 (2.4; 67.9) |
0.427 |
|
p Control vs. cryotherapy |
Before After |
0.555 0.650 |
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|
MIF (pg/ml) |
Average ±SD Median (Min; Max) |
568 ±335 571 (91; 1507) |
458 ±290 423 (124; 1449) |
0.447 | 492 ±157 503 (118; 748) |
528 ±317 449 (112; 1333) |
0.946 |
|
p Control vs. cryotherapy |
Before After |
0.538 0.418 |
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IL – interleukin, TNF-α – tumor necrosis factor α, MIF – macrophage migration inhibitory factor