Table-II.

Comparison of laboratory test results before and after treatment between the two groups (χ̅±S).

Group (n)	CRP (mg/L)		IL-6 (pg/ml)		IL-8 (pg/ml)		WBC (×109/L)
	before therapy	After treatment	before therapy	After treatment	before therapy	After treatment	before therapy	After treatment
Control-group (n=55)	10.17±2.09	5.54±1.41a	165.49±12.20	92.47±11.26a	265.60±13.84	192.81±12.57a	13.12±2.89	6.21±2.01a
Observation-group (n=57)	10.78±1.92	3.29±1.48a	163.44±12.81	64.15±11.00a	269.22±17.42	158.14±15.86a	13.96±2.86	3.70±1.54a
t	1.602	8.229	0.867	13.459	1.218	12.790	0.846	7.429
P	0.112	<0.001	0.388	<0.001	0.226	<0.001	0.126	<0.001

Note: Compared with this group before treatment,

^aP<0.05.