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Table 2 Comparison of salivary TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, and IFN-γ levels between type-2 diabetic patients and control individuals at baseline, 2 hours after tooth extraction and 48 hours after tooth extraction

From: The response of salivary proinflammatory biomarkers to tooth extraction in individuals with type II diabetes mellitus

No.

Marker

group

number

Baseline levels

2 hours after extraction

48 hours after extraction

Mean ± SD

pg/ml

P value

Mean ± SD

pg/ml

P value

Mean ± SD

pg/ml

P value

1

TNF-α alpha

Diabetes mellitus

20

29.42 ± 20.903

.335

19.83 ± 11.761

.020*

35.46 ± 31.435

.075

Control

7

39.57 ± 16.387

47.82 ± 38.108

37.52 ± 14.424

2

IL-6

Diabetes mellitus

20

101.96 ± 172.645

.740

239.49 ± 412.353

.678

416.76 ± 618.496

.010**

Control

7

91.73 ± 133.547

375.62 ± 431.612

141.09 ± 100.244

1.3

IL-1β

Diabetes mellitus

20

1481.91 ± 1450.406

.016*

991.29 ± 683.816

.046*

2166.88 ± 2126.603

.261

Control

7

4418.61 ± 5004.515

1804.47 ± 1834.959

2460.50 ± 1285.304

4

IFN-γ

Diabetes mellitus

20

65.17 ± 36.501

.135

55.71 ± 30.514

.463

70.30 ± 43.867

.084

Control

7

88.66 ± 26.147

78.20 ± 27.253

73.62 ± 29.802

  1. * = Significant
  2. ** = Highly significant