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. 2007 Jan 10;14(2):115–122. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00247-06

TABLE 1.

Immunologic characteristics of study subjects after rubella vaccination

Variable No. of subjects Median (IQRa) P valuec
Rubella-specific IgG (IU/ml) for: 0.41
    Both sexes 106 41.8 (23.3, 58.3)
    Males 58 39.21 (19.74, 56.69)
    Females 48 42.41 (23.90, 59.77)
Rubella-specific IFN-γ and IL-10 secretion (pg/ml)b
    IFN-γ secretion for: 0.19
        Both sexes 106 23.3 (−7.0, 91.3)
        Males 58 14.60 (−8.35, 76.83)
        Females 48 32.98 (0.98, 132.12)
    IL-10 secretion for: 0.99
        Both sexes 106 291.0 (197.8, 355.6)
        Males 58 285.71 (202.49, 369.29)
        Females 48 294.90 (192.20, 350.72)
a

IQR, interquartile range (first quartile, third quartile).

b

Rubella-stimulated median minus unstimulated median.

c

P values compare distributions across gender by use of a Wilcoxon rank sum test.