Table 2.

Correlation between asthma related biomarkers and serum PAH Levels

	Resistin	IFN-γ	IL-4	IL-5	IL-8	IL-10	IgE
Naphthalene	0.19*	−0.05	0.54**	0.18*	−0.08	−0.11	0.18*
Anthracene	0.02	−0.004	0.05	−0.04	−0.03	−0.07	0.05
Flourene	−0.07	−0.08	−0.07	−0.14	−0.03	−0.003	−0.03
Phenantherene	0.11	−0.10	0.25**	0.06	0.09	−0.06	−0.14
4H-cyclobenta[def] phenanthrene	0.15	−0.18	0.78**	−0.12	−0.17	−0.23*	0.20*
Pyrene	0.008	−0.07	−0.09	0.08	−0.21*	0.06	0.21*
Flouranthene	0.26**	−0.19*	0.17	0.03	−0.07	0.10	−0.006
1,2-benzanthracene	0.34**	0.05	−0.14	0.002	−0.06	−0.21*	0.27**
Chrysene	0.03	0.001	0.08	0.31**	−0.23*	0.06	0.16
Benzo(e)pyrene	0.13	0.007	0.32**	−0.17	0.02	−0.17	−0.03
Benzo(e)acephenanthrylene	0.28**	−0.10	0.45**	0.26**	−0.01	−0.28**	0.08
Benzo(a)pyrene	0.37**	0.11	−0.17	0.07	0.01	−0.26**	0.06

(*): significant at P ≤ 0.05.

(**): significant at P ≤ 0.01.