Table 5.

Comparison between the three studied groups according to serum level of soluble toll like receptor 4 (sTLR4)

Serum sTLR4 (pg/ml)	Group I (n = 50)	Group II (n = 50)	Control (n = 50)	H	p	Sig. bet. grps.
Mean ±SD	2465.4 ±3501.8	4759.7 ±5176.2	1242.3 ±53.9	48.569*	< 0.001*	p1 = 0.281
Median	1378	2416.5	1242.3	3	3	p2 < 0.001*
Min–Max	1164–14250	1148.5–18550	1095–1347	3	3	p3 < 0.001*

Group I – early, Group II – advanced, H – Kruskal-Wallis test, Pairwise comparison between each 2 groups was done using post hoc test (Dunn’s for multiple comparisons test), p₁ – p value for comparing between early and advanced, p₂ – p value for comparing between early and control, p₃ – p value for comparing between advanced and control, ^*statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05