TABLE 4.

Differences in IL-12 production between children and adults with CMC and controls^a

Group	Concn of IL-12 (pg/ml) with the following antigens:
	CE	MF	PS	DPS	PHA
Control children	12 ± 10b	9 ± 8	12 ± 13c	15 ± 10	<5
Control adults	126 ± 129	216 ± 118d	202 ± 110d	126 ± 126d	261 ± 122d
Children with CMC	<5	<5	<5	<5	<5
Adults with CMC	35 ± 30	46 ± 16	42 ± 12	<5	11 ± 7

^aThe values are means ± standard errors of the means.

^bThe P value for a comparison of control children and children with CMC was 0.01.

^cThe P value for a comparison of control children and children with CMC was 0.05.

^dThe P value for a comparison of control adults and adults with CMC was 0.03.