|
Variable
|
Matched patients
|
Healthy volunteers
|
Sig.a
|
|---|
|
n = 19
|
n = 19
| |
|---|
|
Age
|
(years)
|
42.5 (7.9)
|
28.8 (5.4)
|
<0.001
b
|
|
Il-1β
|
(picograms/ml)
|
0.15 (0.31)
|
0.13 (0.19)
|
0.740
|
|
Il-1RA
|
(picograms/ml)
|
36.3 (33.0)
|
35.4 (19.5)
|
0.385
|
|
TNF-α
|
(picograms/ml)
|
2.67 (6.67)
|
0.82 (2.75)
|
< 0.001
c
|
|
MCP-1
|
(picograms/ml)
|
26.8 (21.4)
|
15.8 (15.5)
|
0.012
d
|
- Note: aSignificance levels were tested by the Mann-Whitney U test. bPatients were older than the healthy volunteers. c+d Levels of TNF-α and MCP-1 were higher in patients
- Both healthy volunteers and matched patients were male
