Table 4.
Significant levels of cytokines compared between groups as analyzed by ANOVA test
| Sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-4 | |||||
| Between groups | 147.849 | 5 | 29.570 | 1.406 | 0.224 |
| Within groups | 3954.089 | 188 | 21.032 | ||
| Total | 4101.938 | 193 | |||
| IL-5 | |||||
| Between groups | 28.564 | 5 | 5.713 | 0.725 | 0.605 |
| Within groups | 1480.812 | 188 | 7.877 | ||
| Total | 1509.376 | 193 | |||
| IL-13 | |||||
| Between groups | 12615.313 | 5 | 2523.063 | 2.764 | 0.020* |
| Within groups | 170674.405 | 187 | 912.697 | ||
| Total | 183289.718 | 192 | |||
| GM-CSF | |||||
| Between groups | 17514.378 | 5 | 3502.876 | 0.605 | 0.696 |
| Within groups | 1048693.100 | 181 | 5793.885 | ||
| Total | 1066207.479 | 186 | |||
| TNF | |||||
| Between groups | 94899.439 | 5 | 18979.888 | 1.286 | 0.271 |
| Within groups | 2773862.742 | 188 | 14754.589 | ||
| Total | 2868762.182 | 193 | |||
| IL-6 | |||||
| Between groups | 869.665 | 5 | 173.933 | 0.100 | 0.992 |
| Within groups | 326793.713 | 188 | 1738.264 | ||
| Total | 327663.378 | 193 | |||
| IL-10 | |||||
| Between groups | 52079.344 | 5 | 10415.869 | 1.158 | 0.332 |
| Within groups | 1691628.434 | 188 | 8998.024 | ||
| Total | 1743707.778 | 193 | |||
| Total IgE | |||||
| Between groups | 43746219.128 | 5 | 8749243.826 | 2.655 | 0.024* |
| Within groups | 619559188.528 | 188 | 3295527.599 | ||
| Total | 663305407.656 | 193 |
*
P < 0.01