Plasma Interleukin-6 Level: A Potential Prognostic Indicator of Emergent HBV-Associated ACLF

Table 3

Baseline cytokine levels in NLF and LF groups.

Parameter	NLF group (n = 100)	LF group (n = 25)	Statistics Z
IL-6 (pg/ml); (median, IQR)	7.84; (7.02–9.47)	27.26; (19.345–28.575)	−3.74	≤0.001
IL-8 (pg/ml); (median, IQR)	39.48; (23.26–46.50)	42.02; (35.73–71.51)	−1.31	0.19
IL-10 (pg/ml); (median, IQR)	2.61; (1.73–3.88)	4.23; (3.21–6.22)	−2.882	0.04

IQR, interquartile range.