Table 2: Comparison in means of VDR, IL-6 and TNF-α level in each group based on the observation time.

Groups VDR level (ng/mL)
Baseline 4th day 10th day 30th day p value*
Group A (antibiotic) 2.98±1.09 6.95±1.32 15.04±2.37 16.35±2.27 0.000
Group B (placebo) 3.82±1.81 7.95±1.71 7.93±1.42 9.28±1.51 0.000
Group C (Control) 2.94±1.07 3.09±1.42 2.63±1.12 3.06±0.96 0.495
Groups IL-6 level (pg/mL) p value*
Group A (antibiotic) 109.25±29.21 481.72±44.10 465.58±45.85 198.90±31.49 0.000
Group B (placebo) 125.71±40.12 248.87±32.75 222.84±37.20 197.34±39.89 0.000
Group C (Control) 103.55±22.98 112.25±27.96 89.63±19.68 85.71±17.27 0.055
Groups TNF-α level (pg/mL) p value*
Group A (antibiotic) 96.62±21.90 304.88±38.31 294.01±24.34 168.35±19.09 0.000
Group B (placebo) 98.96±25.95 198.46±34.65 183.73±10.80 157.77±21.59 0.000
Group C (Control) 95.50±20.01 95.60±21.86 91.13±16.95 93.98±15.26 0.801

* Repeated Measure ANOVA Test, with values are mean±SD n=5, p-value < 0.05 is considered significant