Table 4.
Results in IL-6 gene expression after four weeks of probiotic treatment.
| Intervention Group (N = 21) |
Placebo Group (N = 25) |
Time | Group | Interaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F | p | F | p | F | p | |
| IL-6 t1 | 1.24 (0.49) | 1.04 (0.50) | 0.000 | 0.997 | 0.133 | 0.717 | 5.67 | 0.022 |
| IL-6 t2 | 1.09 (0.38) | 1.20 (0.60) | ||||||
| TNF t1 | 1.05 (0.27) | 1.04 (0.27) | 0.861 | 0.568 | 0.001 | 0.971 | 0.035 | 0.853 |
| TNF t2 | 1.08 (0.37) | 1.09 (0.29) | ||||||
| NFKB1 t1 | 1.02 (0.16) | 1.02 (0.17) | 0.331 | 0.359 | 0.062 | 0.804 | 0.674 | 0.416 |
| NFKB1 t2 | 0.99 (0.14) | 1.02 (0.21) | ||||||
Note. IL-6 = Interleukin-6, TNF = tumor necrosis factor, NFKB1 = nuclear factor kappa B subunit 1, SD = Standard Deviation.