Variables | IFN-alpha (n = 19) | IFN plus Lamivudine (n = 35) | P |
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TNF-α | 24.48 ± 8.46 | 26.60 ± 7.43 | NS |
IL-1β | 7.56 ± 10.86 | 7.08 ± 12.47 | NS |
IL-2r | 1472.42480.47 | 1333.72 ± 472.51 | NS |
IL-6 | 24.85 ± 31.46 | 25.57 ± 29.43 | NS |
IL-8 | 18.19 ± 13.88 | 18.73 ± 14.27 | NS |
PTH | 42.03 ± 29.41 | 40.99 ± 26.92 | NS |
s-CTX | 1.88 ± 0.68 | 1.96 ± 0.75 | NS |
Osteocalcin | 65.49 ± 34.45 | 63.85 ± 32.67 | NS |
Serum calcium | 9.28 ± 1.76 | 9.86 ± 1.69 | NS |
ALP | 249.45 ± 71.34 | 193.09 ± 72.88 | NS |
ALT | 62.83 ± 76.39 | 61.45 ± 81.54 | NS |
AST | 59.16 ± 61.48 | 57.66 ± 59.82 | NS |
L2–4 BMD | 0.63 ± 0.09 | 0.61 ± 0.14 | NS |
Femur neck BMD | 0.78 ± 0.12 | 0.82 ± 0.17 | NS |
Trochanter BMD | 0.67 ± 0.16 | 0.69 ± 0.12 | NS |