Table 2.
Amniotic fluid cytokine concentrations (median and interquartile range [range]) in Chinese and Australian pregnancies
| Cytokine (pg/mL) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1β | IL-6 | IL-10 | MCP-1 | TNF-α | |
| China | 0.8 (0.6 - 1.4) | 74.4 (46.8 - 154.1) | 7.3 (4.9 - 11) | 1145 (889 - 1462) | 6.5 (5.2 - 7.9) |
| [range: 0.6 - 6.6] | [range: 9.5 - 1675] | [range: 2.9 - 417] | [range: 312 - 7635] | [range: 2.4 - 81.0] | |
| N = 479 | N = 480 | N = 480 | N = 480 | N = 480 | |
| Australia | 0.9 (0.6 - 1.4) | 91.0 (39.7 - 206) | 6.3 (3.5 - 9.0) | 811 (559 - 1114) | 5.6 (3.6 - 7.4) |
| [range: 0.6 - 6.5] | [range: 32 - 6402] | [range: 3.2 - 93.1] | [range: 3.0 - 9300] | [range: 3.2 - 19.1] | |
| N = 436 | N = 421 | N = 449 | N = 438 | N = 451 | |