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Table 6 Association between cytokine allele frequencies and 2 months or 6 months postop VAS 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

−4.46 ± 1.35

0.41

−5.68 ± 1.24

0.20

C

−4.67 ± 1.00

−6.00 ± 1.18

IFN-γ

+ 874

A

−4.54 ± 1.30

0.75

−5.82 ± 1.23

0.92

T

−4.61 ± 1.25

−5.80 ± 1.22

IL-2

−330

G

−4.66 ± 1.32

0.45

−5.84 ± 1.17

0.78

T

−4.49 ± 1.22

−5.78 ± 1.26

IL-2

+ 166

G

−4.57 ± 1.27

0.90

−5.80 ± 1.16

0.85

T

−4.54 ± 1.27

−5.84 ± 1.37