Table 3.
The concentrations (pg/mL) of cytokines in PCD group and control group.
| PCD group | Control group | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mdn | Q25 | Q75 | Mdn | Q25 | Q75 | ||
| IL-1 | 40.61 | 37.80 | 42.95 | 40.80 | 36.38 | 44.87 | 0.340 |
| IL-1A | 188.04 | 120.25 | 650.22 | 209.60 | 117.02 | 301.83 | 0.359 |
| IL-2 | 192.15 | 1.21 | 301.71 | 177.10 | 0.43 | 266.61 | 0.186 |
| IL-4 | 31.89 | 0.31 | 36.22 | 21.50 | 0.19 | 34.22 | 0.277 |
| IL-5 | 3.34 | 3.12 | 3.54 | 3.36 | 3.10 | 3.39 | 0.607 |
| IL-6 | 6.08 | 3.59 | 19.77 | 5.50 | 2.98 | 12.47 | 0.207 |
| IL-10 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 92.59 | 1.85 | 0.62 | 89.10 | 0.506 |
| IL-12 | 100.17 | 89.12 | 104.06 | 92.44 | 86.82 | 110.65 | 0.249 |
| IL-15 | 7.33 | 2.69 | 7.96 | 4.30 | 1.71 | 5.34 | 0.163 |
| IL-17A | 10.32 | 7.52 | 11.46 | 6.46 | 6.01 | 17.59 | 0.270 |
| IP-10 | 45.05 | 11.49 | 107.96 | 50.11 | 33.51 | 89.94 | 0.328 |
| IFN | 40.61 | 37.80 | 42.95 | 40.80 | 36.38 | 44.87 | 0.613 |
| MCP-1 | 1404.25 | 734.90 | 2148.24 | 767.40 | 583.78 | 1039.74 | 0.001* |
| TNF | 3.45 | 2.21 | 3.82 | 2.53 | 0.87 | 3.34 | 0.113 |
| TGF-β2 | 3187.43 | 2024.61 | 5119.51 | 1808.76 | 951.66 | 3579.52 | 0.003* |
| G-CSF | 11.64 | 9.19 | 12.62 | 11.12 | 6.13 | 12.46 | 0.258 |
| VEGF | 132.92 | 78.96 | 288.54 | 97.20 | 59.30 | 135.61 | 0.040* |
Mann–Whitney U test. *P < 0.05.