Table 3. Analysis of the difference in average nasal cytokine concentration within female and male groups (Mann-Whitney test).

Time point	Group<br>n=105	IL-1β	TNF-α	GM-CSF	IL-10
I	Females YES<br>Females NO	14.26±4.20<br>12.03±5.15	6.39±0.70<br>6.69±1.19	9.87±6.35<br>8.30±6.48	8.05±0.36 d <br>9.21±2.89
	Males YES<br>Males NO	14.92±6.74 a <br> 14.20±7.07 a	6.95±1.50<br>6.95±2.12	10.45±6.61<br>9.35±6.34	8.96±1.61 d,e <br>9.21±2.92
II	Females YES<br>Females NO	15.56±8.04<br>11.14±6.60	6.86±0.98<br>8.21±6.32	10.42±7.62<br> 9.92±6.07 c	8.12±4.49<br>9.83±3.12
	Males YES<br>Males NO	13.44±3.76<br>11.74±4.51	6.45±1.41<br>6.47±1.59	9.39±6.15<br>7.95±5.84	8.05±2.25 e <br>8.44±2.64
III	Females YES<br>Females NO	17.84±7.25 b <br> 12.30±5.25 b	7.11±1.54<br>6.41±1.41	10.27±6.39<br> 6.35±5.23 c	9.60±3.29<br>8.50±2.08
	Males YES<br>Males NO	14.96±5.52<br>13.52±4.33	7.46±3.57<br>6.52±1.18	8.64±6.32<br>8.26±7.70	9.36±3.13<br>8.49±2.25