Cytokine mRNA levels normalised to HPRT in vitreous samples with summary of statistical data analysis
| p Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cytokine mRNA | No | N (%) | Median | IQR | v MH | v RD |
| PVR: | ||||||
| IL-6/HPRT | 25 | 19 (76) | 0.16 | 0.02–1.03 | 0.005 | 0.038 |
| IL-8/HPRT | 25 | 23 (92) | 4.43 | 0.81–13.87 | 0.006 | 0.081 |
| IL-1β/HPRT | 25 | 16 (64) | 0.04 | 0.0-0.42 | 0.004 | 0.086 |
| TNFα/HPRT | 25 | 5 (20) | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | ||
| IL-1α/HPRT | 25 | 14 (56) | 0.03 | 0.0–0.24 | 0.200 | 0.072 |
| IFNγ/HPRT | 21 | 18 (85) | 2.91 | 0.10–8.79 | <0.001 | 0.838 |
| IL-12/HPRT | 21 | 2 (10) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| RD: | v MH | |||||
| IL-6/HPRT | 11 | 3 (27) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.50 | 0.531 | |
| IL-8/HPRT | 11 | 7 (64) | 0.35 | 0.0–4.82 | 0.143 | |
| IL-1β/HPRT | 11 | 3 (27) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.13 | 0.331 | |
| TNFα/HPRT | 11 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| IL-1α/HPRT | 11 | 2 (18) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.02 | 0.912 | |
| IFNγ/HPRT | 9 | 7 (78) | 4.4 | 0.75–7.37 | 0.008 | |
| IL-12/HPRT | 9 | 1 (11) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| MH: | ||||||
| IL-6/HPRT | 10 | 1 (10) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| IL-8/HPRT | 10 | 3 (30) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.570 | ||
| IL-1β/HPRT | 10 | 1 (10) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| TNFα/HPRT | 10 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| IL-1α/HPRT | 10 | 2 (20) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.12 | ||
| IFNγ/HPRT | 10 | 3 (30) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
| IL-12/HPRT | 10 | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | ||
No = number of samples examined; N = number of positive samples; IQR = interquartile range.
Significant difference p<0.05 between the two groups (Mann-Whitney).
↵No statistical difference was found between groups (Kruskal-Wallis).