Table 1. Cytokines level in saliva of patients from investigated groups

Indicator

Control

Lung Cancer

Comparison group

IL-2

1.42  [0.88; 1.88]

1.16 [0.70; 2.36]

0.98 [0.62; 1.85]

IL-4

1.21 [0.43; 1.68]

0.69 [0.23; 1.54]

p1=0.0461

0.89 [0.31; 1.59]

IL-6

0.72 [0.55; 1.60]

0.97 [0.49; 2.49]

No data

IL-8

159.42 [83.61; 223.61]

108.00 [60.30; 214.00]

184.42 [156.04; 310.09]

IL-10

1.81 [0.99; 2.31]

2.01 [1.18; 2.90]

1.76 [1.04; 2.46]

IL-18

18.45 [7.40; 36.90]

13.60 [4.79; 56.40]

99.10 [43.80; 176.00]

p1=0.0327; p2=0.0472

TNF-α

2.36 [1.37; 3.09]

0.884 [0.487; 1.880]

p1=0.0060

2.73 [0.92; 3.25]

CRP

0.020 [0.015; 0.034]

0.028 [0.015; 0.056]

0.023 [0.013; 0.104]

Notes. p1 – statistically significant differences with the control group, p2 – differences with the main group