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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Immunol. 2005 Mar;25(2):134–141. doi: 10.1007/s10875-005-2819-x

Table III.

CMV-Specific T Helper Cytokines Indexes

Test group	Geometric mean	95% confidence interval	p value
Test group	Geometric mean	95% confidence interval	HCV	HCV	Control
IFN-γ: HCV/HIV	7.49	3.16–17.76	ns	<0.05	<0.05
HIV	15.96	6.47–39.35		<0.05	ns
HCV	315.07	94.17–1054.16			ns
Control	83.97	38.46–183.31
TNF-α: HCV/HIV	4.44	2.71–7.26	<0.05	ns	ns
HIV	21.86	11.24–42.50		ns	ns
HCV	15.92	7.58–33.47			ns
Control	11.30	6.91–18.48
IL-10: HCV/HIV	2.01	1.43–2.84	<0.05	ns	<0.05
HIV	4.95	3.34–7.33		ns	ns
HCV	3.94	2.59–6.01			ns
Control	5.81	4.34–7.77

Note. Cytokine indexes were calculated for each patient as the ratio of CMV-specific secretion and spontaneous release of the same cytokine. Values expressed as geometric mean of each patient group. Ns: not significant.