From: Serum levels of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 vary based on diagnoses in individuals with lumbar intervertebral disc diseases
Control
LBP
p-value
N=26
N=107
Gender distribution
 Male
16 (61%)
41 (38%)
0.046*
 Female
10 (39%)
66 (62%)
Age (mean ± SD)
48 ± 12
51 ± 15
0.33