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Table 3 Serum IL-6 and CRP before and after receiving colchicine treatment in the patient group

From: Colchicine ameliorates the chronic inflammatory state in patients with chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease: a pilot study

 

Before

After

Test value

P value

CRP level (IU/ml)

Mean ± SD

6.09 ± 4.39

3.34 ± 3.07

6.099

0.0001

Range

0–12

0–12

IL-6 level (ng/L)

Mean ± SD

113.57 ± 37.41

45.57 ± 20.39

12.501

0.0001

Range

30–160

25–100

  1. CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 interleukin-6, SD standard deviation