Table 4.
Correlations of sST2 with TB biomarkers in patients with primary lung TB
| CRP | IL-6 | IL-8 | IP-10 | sIL-2Rα | sICAM-1 | sTNFR-1 | sTNFR-2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sST2 | r s | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
| P | 0.02 | 0.02 | <0.001 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.004 | |
Abbreviations: IL interleukin; IP-10 Interferon-γ induced protein (CXCL-10); sIL-2R soluble interleukin-2 receptor; sICAM soluble intercellular adhesion molecule; sTNFR soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor; CRP C-reactive protein; r s Spearman rank coefficient of correlation adjusted for multiple comparisons using Bonferroni’s procedure.