Conbercept combined with laser photocoagulation in the treatment of diabetic macular edema and its influence on intraocular cytokines

Table 6 Interleukin-6 levels before and after treatment

Group	Number of cases	IL-6 (ng/mL)
		Prior treatment	One month of treatment	Three months of treatment	Treatment for 6 mo
Control group	65	76.31 ± 11.76	66.31 ± 11.761	52.34 ± 8.711,2	42.91 ± 5.931,2,3
Observation group	65	75.24 ± 12.03	60.12 ± 8.031	45.71 ± 7.621,2	34.73 ± 5.631,2,3
t value		0.196	4.476	3.981	8.309
P value		0.845	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

¹Indicates the intra-group comparison with that before treatment, P < 0.05.

²Indicates that compared with 1 mo after treatment, P < 0.05.

³Indicates intra-group comparison with 3-mo treatment, P < 0.05.

IL-6: Interleukin-6.