Patients | RANKL (pg/ml) | OPG (ng/ml) | OPG:RANKL ratio | IL-6 (pg/ml) | sIL-6R (ng/ml) | sgp130 (ng/ml) | sgp130:sIL-6R ratio | sIL-6R:IL-6 ratio |
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Rheumatoid arthritis | 61 ± 50 | 9.9 ± 3.3 | 163:1 | 284 ± 370 | 33.7 ± 19 | 195 ± 111 | 5.8:1 | 118:1 |
Osteoarthritis | 40 ± 34 | 12.4 ± 3.2 | 311:1 | 132 ± 76 | 16.7 ± 6.9 | 123 ± 55 | 7.3:1 | 126:1 |
Rheumatoid arthritis vs osteoarthritis | NS | P < 0.05 | Â | Not significant | P < 0.0002 | P < 0.009 | Â | Â |