Table 3 of Tran, Mol Vis 2023; 29:140-152.


Table 3. Individual cytokines associated with qualitative optical coherence tomography features in eyes with diabetic macular edema at baseline.

Cytokine Qualitative OCT features(Mann–Whitneyand Kruskal–Wallis)
IRC sizeH,
(p value) PatternH,
(p value) HRFH, 
(p value) EZ/ELMW, 
(p value) DRILW, 
(p value) ERM/VMTW, 
(p value)
IL-1β 5.70,
(0.06) 1.03,
(0.60) 2.62,
(0.27) 67.0,
(0.81) 59.0,
(0.30) 41.5,
(0.54)
IL-1RA 1.25,
(0.53) 5.59,
(0.06) 3.90,
(0.14) 36.0,
(0.06) 54.5,
(0.20) 63/0,
(0.51)
IL-4 2.64,
(0.27) 0.72,
(0.70) 2.78,
(0.25) 72.0,
(1.00) 97.0,
(0.43) 60.5,
(0.62)
IL-6 3.40,
(0.18) 1.21,
(0.55) 3.53,
(0.17) 75.0,
(0.9) 39.0,(0.04)* 31/0,
(0.22)
IL-7 0.69,
(0.71) 1.05,
(0.59) 2.88,
(0.24) 44.0,
(0.15) 70.0,
(0.62) 50.5,
(0.95)
IL-8 1.41,
(0.50) 0.65,
(0.72) 1.00,
(0.606) 73.0,
(0.98) 52.0,
(0.17) 39.0,
(0.47)
IL-9 0.50,
(0.78) 1.57,
(0.46) 0.61,
(0.74) 60.0,
(0.56) 66.0,
(0.50) 29.0,
(0.18)
IL-10 1.68,
(0.43) 1.00,
(0.61) 2.19,
(0.33) 60.5,
(0.57) 52.0,
(0.17) 50.0,
(0.93)
IL-12 1.32,
(0.52) 0.98,
(0.61) 1.94,
(0.38) 65.6
(0.76) 65.6,
(0.48) 46.0,
(0.74)
IL-13 0.40,
(0.82) 2.76,
(0.25) 0.18,
(0.91) 48.0,
(0.12) 44.0,(0.02)* 37.5,
(0.27)
IL-15 3.06,
(0.22) 3.16,
(0.21) 0.75,
(0.69) 54.0,
(0.19) 74.0,
(0.67) 49.0,
(0.83)
IL-17 2.80,
(0.25) 2.79,
(0.25) 0.02,
(0.99) 64.0,
(0.69) 93.5,
(0.53) 41.5,
(0.53)
Eotaxin 1.86,
(0.40) 7.05,(0.029)* 0.41,
(0.82) 41.0, (0.11) 82.5,
(0.94) 39.0,
(0.45)
FGF-β (6.74,(0.03)* 0.61,
(0.74) 3.02,
(0.22) 54.0,
(0.36) 114.5,
(0.1) 56.0,
(0.83)
GM-CSF 6.99,(0.03)* 0.40,
(0.82) 2.35,
(0.31) 70.0,
(0.94) 131.0,(0.01)* 66.0,
(0.43)
IFN-γ 7.39,(0.03)* 0.42,
(0.81) 0.42,
(0.81) 65.0,
(0.73) 69.0,
(0.59) 33.0,
(0.25)
IP-10 0.87,
(0.65) 0.89,
(0.64) 2.05,
(0.36) 48.0,
(0.23) 44.0,
(0.08) 39.0,
(0.46)
MCP-1 3.14,
(0.21) 0.63,
(0.73) 1.78,
(0.41) 70.0,
(0.94) 69.5,
(0.61) 37.0,
(0.38)
MIP-1α 2.79,
(0.25) 0.99,
(0.61) 0.11,
(0.94) 60.5,
(0.57) 74.0,
(0.77) 42.5,
(0.58)
MIP-1β 0.93
(0.63) 1.36,
(0.51) 0.54,
(0.76) 66.0,
(0.78) 71.0,
(0.67) 32.0,
(0.25)
PDGF-β 3.97,
(0.14) 0.70,
(0.71) 0.08,
(0.96) 46.0,
(0.18) 74.5,
(0.79) 48.0,
(0.83)
TNF-α 8.17,(0.02)* 1.24,
(0.54) 1.91,
(0.39) 53.0,
(0.34) 63.5,
(0.42) 36.5,
(0.36)
VEGF 1.76,
(0.42) 1.12,
(0.57) 3.39,
(0.18) 70.0,
(0.94) 70.5,
(0.64) 46.5,
(0.76)
sVEGFR-1 0.46,
(0.80) 1.33,
(0.52) 2.43,
(0.30) 31.5,
(0.33) 25.5,(0.05)* 23.0,
(0.55)
sVEGFR-2 5.62,
(0.06) 3.51,
(0.17) 0.23,
(0.89) 51.0,
(0.68) 54.5,
(0.95) 43.5,
(0.23)