Study on the efficacy of early treatment with pirfenidone on the lung function of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Table 5 Comparison of inflammatory factor indicators among the two groups of patients

Group	Number of cases	C-reactive protein in mg/L	Interleukin-2 in ng/L	Interleukin-8 in ng/L
Observation group	60	9.11 ± 0.81	13.47 ± 1.02	20.11 ± 1.38
Later treatment group	55	11.21 ± 0.31	18.63 ± 0.99	26.31 ± 1.43
Control group	53	12.78 ± 1.12	19.57 ± 1.63	28.25 ± 2.51
F value		267.26	267.26	263.35
P value		0.000	0.000	0.000