Table 2. Descriptive statistics of cytokines levels recorded in the tested groups (pg/ml).
|
PLACEBO GROUP |
PHLEBODIUM DECUMANUM
GROUP |
| Mean |
N |
SD |
Mean |
N |
S.D. |
| IL-6 pre-test |
2.90383 |
13 |
2.88930 |
3.43582 |
18 |
3.32601 |
| IL-6 post-test |
3.52158 |
13 |
3.44677 |
2.32118 |
18 |
2.37864 |
| IL-6 (%) |
64.59250 |
13 |
134.54459 |
-17.88824 |
18 |
68.43066 |
| TNF pre-test |
11.85000 |
13 |
15.58920 |
16.28305 |
18 |
24.50650 |
| TNF post-test |
1.64877 |
13 |
3.86255 |
7.51721 |
18 |
14.15368 |
| TNF (%) |
-47.78154 |
13 |
56.64041 |
-20.54111 |
18 |
106.28531 |
| IL1-ra pre-test |
214.45009 |
13 |
65.42412 |
153.33815 |
18 |
72.41709 |
| IL1-ra post-test |
194.50643 |
13 |
49.23782 |
189.83245 |
18 |
102.49012 |
| IL1-ra (%) |
-5.62538 |
13 |
20.41236 |
29.61529 |
18 |
47.80039 |
| sTNF-RII pre-test |
.31623 |
13 |
.24350 |
.19694 |
18 |
.10147 |
| sTNF-RII post-test |
.26723 |
13 |
.22726 |
.21012 |
18 |
.11515 |
| sTNF-RII (%) |
-18.59462 |
13 |
24.74515 |
6.94706 |
18 |
18.15820 |
| Tennis pre-test |
72.17 |
12 |
39.23 |
59.24 |
17 |
27.51 |
| Tennis post-test |
109.67 |
12 |
55.15 |
112.35 |
17 |
45.37 |
| Tennis (%) |
58.09 |
12 |
33.13 |
101.47 |
17 |
54.88 |
Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Tumor necrosis factor (TNF), Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL1-ra), Soluble TNF receptor II (sTNF-RII)
