Plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients and control subjects
| OSA group# | Control group¶ | p-value+ | |
| IL-6 pg·mL−1 | 4.2±3.4 | 3.6±1.8 | 0.523 |
| LTB4 ng·mL−1 | 5972±8239 | 7650±18033 | 0.780 |
| TNF-α pg·mL−1 | 18.5±13.4 | 11.4±12.2 | 0.526 |
| sTNFR-1 pg·mL−1 | 1053±269 | 820±166 | 0.032 |
Data are expressed as mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. IL: interleukin; LT: leukotriene; TNF: tumour necrosis factor; sTNFR: soluble TNF-α receptor. #: n = 30; ¶: n = 15; +: Wilcoxon test.