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Table 5 Association between cytokine allele frequencies and 2 months or 6 months postop OSW changes in IVDD patients

From: Association of interleukin 2, interleukin 12, and interferon-γ with intervertebral disc degeneration in Iranian population

Cytokine

Position

Allele

2 months postop

6 months postop

MD ± SD (MD)

P-Value

MD ± SD (MD)

P-Value

IL-12

−1188

A

−19.35 ± 5.81

0.07

−25.23 ± 5.33

0.05

C

−21.41 ± 5.55

−27.20 ± 4.13

IFN-γ

+ 874

A

−20.09 ± 5.54

0.89

− 25.86 ± 4.72

0.89

T

−20.23 ± 5.91

−25.74 ± 5.68

IL-2

−330

G

−20.08 ± 6.04

0.90

−25.94 ± 5.14

0.81

T

−19.95 ± 5.54

−25.73 ± 5.09

IL-2

+ 166

G

−20.17 ± 5.62

0.58

−25.88 ± 4.80

0.83

T

−19.54 ± 6.17

−25.66 ± 5.97