Effects of bottle gourd moxibustion combined with umbilical therapy for cancer-related incomplete bowel obstruction on inflammatory cytokine levels

Table 14 Correlation between inflammatory cytokine reduction and gastrointestinal function recovery times

Gastrointestinal indicator	IL-6 reduction		TNF-α reduction		CRP reduction
	r	P value	r	P value	r	P value
First anal exhaust time	-0.31	0.006	-0.41	< 0.001	-0.49	< 0.001
First defecation time	-0.42	< 0.001	-0.35	0.002	-0.52	< 0.001
Bowel sound recovery	-0.29	0.011	-0.47	< 0.001	-0.45	< 0.001
First solid food intake	-0.38	0.001	-0.37	0.001	-0.51	< 0.001

IL-6: Interleukin-6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; CRP: C-reactive protein.