Table 3.
Spearman correlation coefficients between inflammatory markers in normal glucose group.
| IgE | CRP | IL-4 | IL-6 | IL-10 | Foxp3+ | Tryptase | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IgE | 1 | ||||||
| CRP | 0.117 | 1 | |||||
| IL-4 | 0.059 | −0.174∗∗ | 1 | · | · | ||
| IL-6 | 0.026 | 0.06 | 0.303∗∗ | 1 | |||
| IL-10 | 0.087 | −0.012 | 0.272∗∗ | 0.259∗∗ | 1 | ||
| Foxp3+ | 0.071 | −0.066 | 0.211∗∗ | 0.245∗∗ | 0.430∗∗ | 1 | · |
| Tryptase | −0.009 | −0.106 | 0.176∗∗ | 0.188∗∗ | 0.302∗∗ | 0.458∗∗ | 1 |
| TNF-α | −0.052 | −0.173∗ | 0.057 | 0.049 | 0.08 | 0.085 | 0.212∗∗ |
IgE: immunoglobulin E; hs-CRP: hypersensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-4: interleukin-4; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-10: interleukin-10; Foxp3+: forkhead/winged helix transcription factor 3+; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor.
∗Data on all subjects without missing values for all of these variables. ∗ P < 0.05. ∗∗ P < 0.01.