Table 1.
Levels of cytokines in injured and control groups, immediately after trauma (t1)
| Cytokines | Injured (n = 58) | Controls (n = 13) | t-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SE | M | SE | t (69) | |
| IL-1β | 21.9 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| IL-2 | 57.8 | 21.1 | 61.6 | 17.5 | -1.4 |
| IL-6 | 60.2 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.7*** |
| IL-8 | 138.6 | 34.7 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 3.2* |
| IL-12 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 8.6 | -1.2 |
| IFN-γ | 51.4 | 9.4 | 47.2 | 14.9 | 0.0 |
| TNF-α | 16.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 1.0 |
| IL-4 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 32.4 | 6.0 | -3.5* |
| IL-10 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 2.3 | -1.2 |
| TGF-β | 23.1 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 2.8** |
*p < 0.01, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
Levels of cytokines are presented in pg/ml, except for TGFβ presented in ng/ml; t-test was conducted for log transformed measures