Cytokines in Pericardial Effusion of Patients with Inflammatory Pericardial Disease

Table 2

Pericardial levels of related biochemical parameters in autoreactive and viral PE.

Variable	Autoreactive PE	Viral PE	P value*
LDH (U/L)	405.1±761.35	902.36±1008.77	0.08
Protein (g/dL)	37.05 ± 13,59	36.55±10.9	0.92
Glucose (mg/dL)	95.5±14.15	97.36±21.73	0.77
Leukocytes (G/L)	1.47±3.33	1.46±1.24	0.15

Values are mean ± SD.
*Analysis of variance/t-test.
In 2 patients with autoreactive PE no biochemical data were available.
PE: pericardial effusion.