Table 3.

Comparison of the inflammatory factor levels in the prostatic fluid before and after the treatment in the two groups (x̅±s, pg/ml)

Group	n	Time	IL-2	IL-6	IL-8	TNF-α
Regular group	53	Pre-treatment	117.74±33.29	63.74±14.88	1037.33±211.49	213.62±17.88
		Post-treatment	97.34±34.22	55.64±12.16	737.34±140.52	130.95±9.96
Observation group	53	Pre-treatment	118.46±32.01	63.83±14.19	1039.67±227.68	214.47±19.87
		Post-treatment	83.22±27.55	47.38±11.94	526.28±129.48	90.37±7.68
Pre-treatment		t	0.114	0.031	0.055	0.229
		p	0.910	0.976	0.956	0.819
Post-treatment		t	2.341	3.529	8.042	23.488
		p	0.021	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001