Table 3.

Inflammatory cytokine levels at baseline and week 12.

Variations	Placebo	M	PM	p	Placebo	M	PM	p
	Baseline				Week 12
IL-1β (pg/mL)	98.64 ± 9.58	99.60 ± 7.91	98.42 ± 14.38	0.92	95.96 ± 14.95	96.44 ± 14.38	71.76 ± 13.66	0.032
IL-6 (pg/mL)	86.72 ± 9.97	85.23 ± 10.31	87.51 ± 8.74	0.674	88.47 ± 14.98	86.43 ± 23.08	71.98 ± 15.87	0.003
TNF-α (pg/mL)	395.73 ± 78.22	414.97 ± 77.78	395.33 ± 88.55	0.35	386.45 ± 89.06	408.22 ± 47.78	281.98 ± 85.69	0.003