Table 4. Audiometry and nasal secretion samples were taken at three time points: I – 24 hours before, II – immediately after, and III – 24 hours after gunshot exposure (a regular shooting exercise with CZ 99 pistol using earplugs); n=105 (military cadets of both sexes, healthy, all Caucasian, aged 19–25 years). Cytokine levels are expressed in pg/mL and given as mean ± standard deviation. Levels of statistical significance: * – p0.05.
| a IL-1β | I time point | Males YES | > | Males NO | * |
| b IL-1β | III time point | Females YES | > | Females NO | * |
| c GM-CSF | II / III time point | Females NO | > | Females NO | * |
| d IL-10 | I time point | Males YES | > | Females YES | * |
| e IL-10 | I / II time point | Males YES | > | Males YES | * |