| 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)
|