Effect of Moxibustion on HIF-1α and VEGF Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Table 3

Contents of TNF-α, IL-1β, VEGF, and HIF-1α.

Outcome measures	Treatment group (n = 20)	Control group (n = 17)	value
TNF-α (pg/mL), mean (SD)
Baseline	30.23 (15.08)	32.27 (16.51)	0.70
Posttherapy	21.53 (13.70)	30.90 (14.14)	0.049
IL-1β (pg/mL), mean (SD)
Baseline	30.16 (15.65)	36.01 (14.87)	0.25
Posttherapy	20.53 (12.88)	30.28 (13.81)	0.033
VEGF (pg/mL), mean (SD)
Baseline	106.92 (50.69)	126.43 (55.77)	0.273
Posttherapy	65.51 (32.82)	93.36 (45.42)	0.038
HIF-1α (pg/mL), mean (SD)
Baseline	32.92 (18.46)	36.13 (18.60)	0.60
Posttherapy	22.77 (13.10)	33.29 (17.11)	0.048

value by independent samples t-test.