Table 2.

Serum cytokine panel

Serum Cytokines, ng/ml	Lean	Obese	P Value
GM-CSF	0.05 ± 0.03	BDL	0.22
IFNG	1.95 ± 0.83	2.90 ± 0.90	0.53
IL-1-α	0.003 ± 0.001	BDL	0.22
IL-1-β	0.39 ± 0.21	0.04 ± 0.01	0.23
IL-1RA	0.06 ± 0.02	0.09 ± 0.03	0.50
IL-2	0.05 ± 0.03	0.01 ± 0.004	0.37
IL-4	0.27 ± 0.18	0.06 ± 0.03	0.40
IL-6	0.03 ± 0.02	0.003 ± 0.002	0.39
IL-8	0.21 ± 0.08	0.10 ± 0.05	0.38
IL-10	0.09 ± 0.07	0.02 ± 0.01	0.44
IL-12	0.31 ± 0.03	0.27 ± 0.03	0.50
IL-18	0.66 ± 0.39	0.25 ± 0.07	0.44
TNF-α	0.06 ± 0.05	BDL	0.40

Data are means ± SE. No significant differences existed between groups.

BDL, below detection limits of the assay.