Table 2 Serum cytokine concentrations (all data points)
Achilles tendon status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Analyte (pg/mL) | Normal (n = 10) | Tendinopathy (n = 22) | p-value |
TNF-α | 173.58 (64.98) | 114.40 (45.17) | 0.018 |
IL-1β | 13.08 (3.38) | 11.18 (2.99) | 0.193 |
bFGF | 67.72 (26.60) | 66.34 (26.53) | 0.968 |
INF-γ | 180.70 (74.90) | 141.89 (46.94) | 0.371 |
PDGF-BB | 12041.49 (2813.68) | 11062.68 (3447.73) | 0.088 |
VEGF | 203.21 (129.25) | 217.05 (123.28) | 0.626 |