Abbreviations : HCs: Healthy Controls ET-1: Endothelin-1, VEGF: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, TNF-α: Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, IL-6:Interleukine-6, hsCRP: High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein, ESR:Eritrocyte Sedimentation Rate
* Post-hoc analysis showed that both group-2 and group-3 revealed higher VEGF levels than HCs (p=0.01, for each)