Table 4.
Relationship between IL-8 and GM-CSF and the widespreadedness of pain in the patient group.
| No. of sites with pain | B (CI) | P |
|---|---|---|
| IL-8 | ||
| (Intercept) | −1.14 (−2.19 to 0.08) | 0.036 |
| Sex | 1.06 (0.5 to 1.6) | <0.001 |
| Age | 0 (−0.01 to 0) | 0.399 |
| BMI | 0.01 (−0.0to 0.03) | 0.177 |
| Anxiety | 0.02 (0.02 to 0.05) | 0.432 |
| Depression | 0 (−0.03 to 0.04) | 0.890 |
| Fatigue | 0.06 (0.03 to 0.08) | <0.001 |
| Stress | 0 (−0.02 to 0.03) | 0.909 |
| Pain intensity | 0.03 (−0.3 to 0.09) | 0.355 |
| IL-8 | 1.44 (0.09 to 2.78) | 0.036 |
| Sex * IL-8 | −1.30 (−2.14 to 0.45) | 0.003 |
| GM-CSF | ||
| (Intercept) | 0.31 (−0.58 to 1.20) | 0.493 |
| Sex | 0.34 (0.12 to 0.57) | 0.004 |
| Age | 0 (−0.01 to 0) | 0.283 |
| BMI | 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.03) | 0.274 |
| Anxiety | 0 (−0.04 to 0.04) | 0.961 |
| Depression | 0.01 (−0.03 to 0.05) | 0.586 |
| Fatigue | 0.05 (0.02 to 0.08) | <0.001 |
| Stress | 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.04) | 0.610 |
| Pain intensity | 0.02 (−0.04 to 0.08) | 0.460 |
| GM-CSF | −0.36 (−0.70 to 0.02) | 0.039 |
Means, 95% confidence intervals and p-values for the models including IL-8 and GM-CSF presented. The estimates represent the change in relation to log-transformed values of the cytokine analysis.