Table 2 Comparison of serum cytokines among patient groups according to disease activity based on DAS28-ESR
From: Serum IGF-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity
Serum cytokines | Low disease activity (n = 20) | Moderate disease activity (n = 21) | High disease activity (n = 39) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IGF-1 (pg/ml) | 166.200 (116.305, 307.555) | 153.070 (100.038, 327.442) | 229.920 (142.760, 423.772) | 0.314 |
IGFBP-3 (pg/ml) | 5359.140 (5001.525, 5901.715) | 5818.650 (5105.312, 6321.658) | 5732.090 (5277.685, 6779.132) | 0.175 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 6.545 | 7.661 | 9.680 | 0.650 |
(3.412, 13.093) | (4.109, 12.989) | (4.736, 13.789) | ||
IL-1 (pg/ml) | 2.189 | 2.262 | 2.557 | 0.270 |
(1.630, 2.939) | (2.066, 3.120) | (2.139, 3.092) | ||
IL-6 (pg/ml) | 1.819 (0.809, 2.588) | 4.569 (2.871, 11.973) | 13.399 (3.720, 36.984) | < 0.001 |