Baseline to 2-month change in serum levels*
|
Spearman’s correlation coefficient
|
P-value
|
---|
IL2
|
−0.37
|
0.03
|
IL7
|
−0.42
|
0.01
|
IL8
|
−0.51
|
0.002
|
IL9
|
−0.50
|
0.002
|
IL16
|
−0.48
|
0.004
|
IL12p70
|
−0.56
|
<0.001
|
GCSF
|
−0.34
|
0.04
|
IFN gamma
|
−0.48
|
0.003
|
IP10
|
−0.38
|
0.02
|
MCP
|
−0.35
|
0.03
|
MIP1b
|
−0.49
|
0.003
|
TNF-alpha
|
−0.42
|
0.01
|
VEGF
|
−0.38
|
0.02
|
- *Data from 35 patients were available
- Only those cytokines that had a significant p-value <0.05 are listed in bold; other cytokines were not significantly associated with change in WOMAC pain at 2-month post-TKA