Baseline sample ng·mL−1 | Paired sample ng·mL−1 | Variation of paired samples ng·mL−1 | p-value# | |
VEGF | 0.53 (0.16–2.10) | 0.40 (0.16–2.16) | 0.00±0.90 | 0.831 |
TNF-α | 0.05 (0.02–0.08) | 0.05 (0.02–0.08) | 0.00±0.04 | 0.763 |
MCP-1/CCL2 | 0.80 (0.45–2.01) | 0.85 (0.55–2.69) | -0.66±3.12 | 0.076 |
TGF-β1 | 7.72 (5.57–17.14) | 6.82 (5.15–15.01) | 0.90±8.26 | 0.965 |
TGF-β2 | 0.08 (0.03–0.23) | 0.07 (0.03–0.20) | 0.07±0.23 | 0.050 |
IL-8/CXCL8 | 0.30 (0.10–1.06) | 0.36 (0.14–0.91) | 0.02±2.97 | 0.391 |
Data are presented as median (25th–75th percentile) or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-α; MCP: macrophage chemoattractant protein; CCL2: chemokine (c-c motif) ligand 2; TGF-β: transforming growth factor-β; IL: interleukin; CXCL8: CXC chemokine 8. #: Wilcoxon signed rank test.