Correlations between cytokines in the exploratory set. Correlations expressed with Spearman's rho/point-biserial r/phi.

	IL-6	IL-8	CCL2	IL-10	CXCL10	VEGF	FGF2^**	CX3CL1^**
IL-6	1
IL-8	0.42^**^†	1
CCL2	0.47^**^†	0.42^**^†	1
IL-10	0.59^**^†	0.23^*	0.36^**^†	1
CXCL10	0.42^**^†	0.20^*	0.41^**^†	0.41^**^†	1
VEGF	0.49^**^†	0.37^**^†	0.35^**^†	0.41^**^†	0.32^**^†	1
FGF2^**	NS	NS	0.25^*	0.35^**^†	0.28^*^†	0.38^*^†	1
CX3CL1^**	NS	NS	NS	042^**^†	0.17^*	0.21^*	0.34^**^†	1
ESR	0.22^*	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

↵* 0.0001 ≤ p ≤ 0.02;
↵** p < 0.0001;
** Dichotomous variables.
↵† Significant after Bonferroni correction. NS: not significant; IL: interleukin; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; FGF2: fibroblast growth factor 2; CCL2: chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2; CXCL10: chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 10; CX3CL1: chemokine (C-X3-C motif) ligand 1; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate.