Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics, Psychological Factors, and Peripheral Cytokines

Table 5

Serum cytokine levels in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth- (SIBO-) positive and negative patients (pg/mL).

	SIBO (+) ()	SIBO (–) ()	p value
TNF-α	9.77 (5.16–15.24)	9.41 (6.09–13.49)	0.938
IL-6	6.84 (6.69–7.07)	6.76 (6.65–7.13)	0.678
IL-8	17.67 (5.30–36.19)	12.49 (5.94–48.96)	0.911
IL-10	12.92 (11.40–14.85)	14.03 (12.66–16.33)	0.026