Table 2. Association between cytokine levels and hepatitis viral infection status, severity of liver cirrhosis, and hepatic encephalopathy. *p<0.05; HE: hepatic encephalopathy; Median (min-max).

Laboratory findings, pg/ml	Non-viral hepatitis (n = 40)	Viral hepatitis (n = 38)	p-value	Child-Pugh A+B (n = 36)	Child-Pugh C (n = 42)	p-value	Non-HE (n = 42)	HE (n = 34)	p-value
IL-6	25.6(2.6-45.6)	23.3(2.9-46.4)	0.700	14.4(2.6-45.6)	30.9(5.3-46.4)	0.001*	18.2(2.6-45.1)	32.4(5.3-46.4)	0.018*
IL-10	1.9(0.4-9.1)	2.3(0.5-9.3)	0.183	2.1(0.4-9.3)	2.1(0.7-9.1)	0.888	2.1(0.4-7.0)	2.2(0.5-9.3)	0.630
IL-12	3.5(1.5-12.8)	3.2(1.4-20.8)	0.599	3.3(1.5-20.8)	3.6(1.4-14.4)	0.748	4.0(1.5-20.8)	3.3(1.4-14.4)	0.066
IL-23	20.9(9.2-77.2)	20.3(13-218)	0.487	20.9(9.7-93.3)	20.3(9.2-218)	0.318	23.8(9.7-218)	20.3(9.2-55.4)	0.049*