Serum Levels of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 as Biomarkers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Egyptian Patients
Table 2
Comparison between AFP, IL-6, and IL-10 in the studied groups.
Group
Range
Mean
S.E
-value
-value
AFP ng/mL
Control
0.6–8
3.335a
0.41
24.798
0.000*
HCV
2.4–45.7
13.51b
3.27
LC
2.7–120
21.245c
5.97
HCC
12–1000
255.8d
48.43
IL-6 pg/mL
Control
0.9–7.5
2.57a
0.31
22.686
0.000*
HCV
1.4–14.9
5.78b
0.74
LC
3–11.2
7.49b
0.43
HCC
3.9–34.6
13.99c
1.80
IL-10 pg/mL
Control
1.2–7.8
3.31a
0.42
18.549
0.000*
HCV
3.1–14.5
5.18b
0.60
LC
3.5–13.8
7.37b
0.53
HCC
3.3–42.1
13.69c
1.89
The same letter means that there is no significant difference between each two groups at . The different letters means that there is a significant difference between each two groups at .
