Research Article
Overexpression of Tear Inflammatory Cytokines as Additional Finding in Keratoconus Patients and Their First Degree Family Members
Table 2
Mean differences between groups for IL-1 beta measured with Tukey’s honest test.
| IL-1 beta | Mean difference | Tukey-adjusted value | 95% confidence interval |
| Keratoconus versus relatives | 6.46 | 0.7842 | −17.09 to 30.02 | Keratoconus versus controls | 30.07 | 0.0094 | 6.51 to 53.63 | Relatives versus controls | 23.60 | 0.0539 | −0.33 to 47.54 |
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