Table 3.
Sr. No | Variable | VRE | IKE | Conventional | F-Score | p -Value | |
1 | CRP mg/L |
Pre | 1.56 ± 0.3 | 1.58 ± 0.4 | 1.57 ± 0.4 | 818.79 | 0.985 * |
Post | 0.4 ± 0.08 | 0.9 ± 0.07 | 1.3 ± 0.06 | 0.001 ** | |||
2 | TNF-α pg/mL |
Pre | 16.6 ± 0.7 | 16.2 ± 0.5 | 16.5 ± 0.6 | 1017.44 | 0.103 * |
Post | 7.7 ± 0.5 | 10.2 ± 0.6 | 15.2 ± 0.5 | 0.001 ** | |||
3 | IL-2 pg/mL |
Pre | 12.3 ± 0.5 | 12.1 ± 0.6 | 12.3 ± 0.4 | 208.83 | 0.360 * |
Post | 15.8 ± 0.5 | 14.8 ± 0.6 | 12.6 ± 0.4 | 0.001 ** | |||
4 | IL-4 pg/mL |
Pre | 39.5 ± 3.6 | 39.3 ± 3.7 | 39.2 ± 3.6 | 103.55 | 0.965 * |
Post | 65.3 ± 5.6 | 59.2 ± 4.9 | 44.3 ± 3.5 | 0.001 ** | |||
5 | IL-6 pg/mL |
Pre | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 5.7 ± 0.6 | 329.75 | 0.171 * |
Post | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 0.001 ** |
* non-significant, ** significant, CRP—C-reactive protein, TNF-α—tumor necrosing factor, IL—interleukin, VRE—virtual reality exercise, IKE—isokinetic exercise.