. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 7.

Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2013;26(0):639–644. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2011-0464

TABLE III.

CYTOKINES AND GROWTH FACTORS IN TWO GROUPS OF HIV INFECTED ADOLESCENTS AND CONTROLS DURING GROWTH SPURT

	Group I	Group II	HEU	p-value
	VL<log₁₀ 3 (n=11)	VL>log₁₀ 3 (n=23)
IL-1α pg/ml (+/−SD) ^**	3	3	3	p = 0.66
IL-1 percent detectable	18.2%	18.18%	0%	P = 0.99
IL-6 pg/ml (+/−SD) ^**	0.2	0.2	0.2	p = 0.37
TNF-α pg/ml (+/−SD)^**	5.72	8.3	3.14	p = 0.23
IGFBP1 pg/ml (+/−SD) ^**	1.22	2.47	0.012	p = 0.067
IGFBP1 percent detectable	63.3%	100%	25%	p = 0.0003
IGFBP3 pg/ml (+/−SD) ^*	1290 (400)	1547 (412)	1746 (172)	p = 0.096
IGF-1 ng/ml (+/−SD) ^*	159.6 (185)	210.1 (154)	168.0 (130)	p= 0.60

Value reported as mean

^**

Value reported as median

IL; interleukin, TNF; tumor necrosis factor, IGFBP; insulin-like growth factor binding protein, IGF; insulin like growth factor