Table 1.

The levels of serum IL-18 and IL-18BP (mean ± SD).

GroupnIL-18 (pg/ml)IL-18BPa (μg/L)
PHC a3650.16 ± 28.5615.12 ± 4.13
Benign liver tumor b18701.23 ± 186.029.13 ± 3.02
LC c25718.52 ± 190.288.86 ± 2.86
Normal control d2090.12 ± 28.892.06 ± 0.65
  • a compared with b, c, d and b compared with d, c compared with d, P < 0.001; 2 compared with 3, P > 0.05.