Table 2 Correlation analysis of cytokine levels with patients’ data
From: Role of Interleukin-17 family cytokines in disease severity of patients with knee osteoarthritis
| Â | IL-17Â A | IL-25 | Age | WOMAC | VAS | BMI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL-17 A | - | r = 0.36, P = 0.019 | r = 0.08, P = 0.214 | r = 0.10, P = 0.180 | r = 0.09, P = 0.107 | r = 0.08, P = 0.251 |
IL-25 | - | - | r = 0.11, P = 0.104 | r = 0.08, P = 0.177 | r = 0.33, P = 0.027 | r = 0.07, P = 0.393 |
Age | - | - | - | r = 0.11, P = 0.094 | r = 0.09, P = 0.105 | r = 0.09, P = 0.209 |
WOMAC | - | - | - | - | r = 0.30, P = 0.041 | r = 0.12, P = 0.090 |
VAS | - | - | - | - | - | r = 0.11, P = 0.186 |