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