Table 2 of Borkenstein, Mol Vis 2013; 19:2306-2311.


Table 2. Mean levels of IL-6 and Interleukin-1β in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and patients with cataract in the aqueous humor using multiplex bead analysis.

 Variables POAG
(n=25) Cataract Subjects
(n=29) Significance
P value
IL-6      
Detectable* 10 of 25 (40) 22 of 29 (75.9) 0.01
Mean±SD pg/ml 9.3±23.7 55.3±94.4 0.002
Range pg/ml 0 - 113.2 0 - 344.2  
IL-1β      
Detectable* 6 of 25 (24) 5 of 29 (17.2) 0.54
Mean±SD pg/ml 0.5±0.8 0.4±0.8 0.72
Range pg/ml 0–2.0 0–2.0