Table 3 Means and SD of IL-10, IL-1b, IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α and CTX-II
Variables | ESP (n = 13) | EAP (n = 13) | CG (n = 10) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 8-week | Baseline | 8-week | Baseline | 8-week | |||||||||||||
Mean | Â | SD | Mean | Â | SD | Mean | Â | SD | Mean | Â | SD | Mean | Â | SD | Mean | Â | SD | |
IL-10 (pg/ml) | 8.52 |  ±  | 2.09 | 8.44 |  ±  | 2.33 | 8.00 |  ±  | 2.48 | 9.98 |  ±  | 3.42*& | 7.21 |  ±  | 1.39 | 6.54 |  ±  | 0.63 |
IL-1b (pg/ml) | 5.02 |  ±  | 0.52 | 4.94 |  ±  | 0.49 | 5.47 |  ±  | 1.16 | 5.11 |  ±  | 0.92 | 4.98 |  ±  | 0.64 | 5.67 |  ±  | 1.99* |
CTX II (ng/ml) | 4.24 |  ±  | 0.78 | 4.38 |  ±  | 0.63 | 4.10 |  ±  | 1.10 | 4.26 |  ±  | 0.65 | 4.45 |  ±  | 0.48 | 4.07 |  ±  | 0.98 |
IL-6 (pg/ml) | 5.66 |  ±  | 0.35 | 5.57 |  ±  | 0.24 | 5.61 |  ±  | 0.68 | 5.65 |  ±  | 0.86 | 5.34 |  ±  | 0.13 | 5.37 |  ±  | 0.22 |
IL-8 (pg/ml) | 11.28 |  ±  | 2.54 | 11.76 |  ±  | 2.97 | 11.25 |  ±  | 1.77 | 11.40 |  ±  | 1.73 | 11.26 |  ±  | 1.81 | 11.89 |  ±  | 1.85 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 26.94 |  ±  | 14.88 | 26.24 |  ±  | 12.11 | 26.38 |  ±  | 20.01 | 23.00 |  ±  | 8.59 | 19.68 |  ±  | 1.19 | 19.42 |  ±  | 1.09 |