Table 4.
Levels of inflammation markers (IL-6 and IL-10) and oxidative stress (TBARS and CARBONYL) according to the dimensions of the burnout syndrome in ICU workers (n = 133)
| Variables | Emotional exhaustion mean ± SD | Depersonalization mean ± SD | Personal accomplishment mean ± SD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | p-value | Low | High | p-value | Low | High | p-value | |
| IL6 | 380.377 ± 250.039 | 419.405 ± 410.021 | 0.697 | 413.152 ± 403.133 | 379.704 ± 192.220 | 0.575 | 386.063 ± 367.899 | 428.814 ± 315.115 | 0.200 |
| IL10 | 757.009 ± 587.101 | 886.068 ± 884.210 | 0.357 | 831.090 ± 872.482 | 825.780 ± 494.578 | 0.365 | 799.799 ± 817.968 | 877.841 ± 683.301 | 0.360 |
| TBARS | 0.031 ± 0.038 | 0.024 ± 0.041 | 0.213 | 0.030 ± 0.047 | 0.020 ± .016 | 0.329 | 0.027 ± 0.048 | 0.026 ± 0.020 | 0.015 |
| Carbonyl | 0.003 ± 0.006 | 0.005 ± 0.008 | 0.230 | 0.004 ± 0.009 | 0.004 ± 0.004 | 0.541 | 0.004 ± 0.009 | 0.004 ± 0.005 | 0.978 |
ICU = intensive care units; IL = interleukin; SD = standard deviation; TBARS = thiobarbituric acid reactive substances.