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)