A Combination of Serum Biomarkers in Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Table 2

Comparison of levels of inflammatory cytokines.

Variable	Sarcopenia	Non-sarcopenia	value
IL-6 (pg/ml)	14.56 ± 6.62	10.46 ± 4.30	0.003
IL-17A (pg/ml)	6.48 ± 2.83	4.97 ± 2.70	0.025
IL-10 (pg/ml)	2.95 ± 1.36	3.86 ± 1.97	0.027
TNF-α (pg/ml)	8.01 ± 4.86	5.50 ± 3.72	0.018

IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-17A: interleukin-17A; IL-10: interleukin-10; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α. ; .