Table 4.

Comparison of serum inflammation index levels before and after treatment in the two groups

Factors	Control group (n=40)	Test group (n=40)	t	P value
CRP (mg/L)
Before treatment	195.30±18.14	197.02±16.27	0.446	0.657
After treatment	22.04±3.32	12.17±1.50	17.130	<0.001
t	59.420	71.550
P value	<0.001	<0.001
TNF-α (pg/L)
Before treatment	36.14±5.06	35.84±5.51	0.254	0.800
After treatment	18.22±1.96	13.04±1.47	13.270	<0.001
t	20.890	25.250
P value	<0.001	<0.001
IL-6 (pg/L)
Before treatment	77.45±6.88	76.80±7.01	0.419	0.677
After treatment	43.17±6.01	29.55±4.66	11.330	<0.001
t	23.730	35.500
P value	<0.001	<0.001
APN (mg/L)
Before treatment	16.22±3.31	16.05±2.33	0.267	0.791
After treatment	20.17±3.69	25.80±3.50	7.001	<0.001
t	5.040	14.670
P value	<0.001	<0.001

Note: CRP: C-reactive protein; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor; IL-6: interleukin-6; APN: adiponectin.