TABLE 2.

Comparison of inflammatory cytokine levels at the cervix and in blood

Cytokine	Cytokine level (pg/ml) in:				P
	Cervix		Blood
	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
IL-12	6.5	0.0-8.6	6.3	0.0-7.0	NSa
TNF-α	4.4	3.8-5.5	3.8	3.5-4.0	0.0025
IL-10	4.3	0.0-6.3	3.8	0.0-4.3	0.0159
IL-1β	42.0	13.0-220.8	4.9	4.6-5.5	<0.0001
IL-6	25.3	10.3-160.7	0.0	0.0-5.6	<0.0001
IL-8	1,291.2	343.6-4,305.3	8.1	7.5-9.3	<0.0001

^aNS, not significant.