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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2006; 12(16): 2563-2568
Published online Apr 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i16.2563
Table 1 Median and range of serum values of IL-6 (pg/mL) and sIL-6R (ng/mL) in controls, liver cirrhotoc (LC) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and divided according to stage of disease
ControlsLCHCCHCCStage IHCCStage IIHCCStage IIIZ=P
(n = 42)(n = 72)(n = 93)(n = 28)(n = 46)(n = 19)
medianmedianmedianmedianmedianmedian
(range)(range)(range)(range)(range)(range)
(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)
IL-63.66.4146.51232b-c: z = 3.10.002
(3-17)(3-155)(3-301)(3-270)(3-301)(3-110)a-c : z = 5.40.0001
a-b : z = 2.30.03
d-f : z = 2.80.005
e-f : z = 2.70.01
b-d : z = 1.90.05
sIL-6R34.839.242.434.239.656a-c : z = 2.10.04
(7.2-80)(4.8-80)(17.6-80)(17.6-65.6)(18-80)(30-80)b-f : z = 2.70.01
d-f : z = 3.20.002
e-f : z = 2.90.004