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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Immunol. 2009 Mar 1;182(5):3285–3293. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.0711996

Table I.

Cytokine ratios of mitogen-induced cytokine production from PBMCs of pregnant mothers, mothers at 3 mo postpartum, and fathers

Cytokine Ratios Mothers Pregnant Mothers 3 mo postpartum Fathers
IFN-γ:IL-4
 Log mean     2.7102     2.7105     2.7241
 Log SD     0.3749     0.4270     0.4775
 n 412 424 354
IFN-γ:IL-13
 Log mean     1.3176     1.3246     1.3336
 Log SD     0.3690     0.4170     0.4518
 n 403 436 337
IFN-γ:IL-5
 Log mean     1.7853a,b     1.8976     2.0108
 Log SD 5313     0.6155     0.6263
 n   390 427 341
IFN-γ:IL-10
 Log mean     1.6687b     1.7133c     1.5080
 Log SD     0.5230     0.5970     0.5137
 n 414 422 332
a

p < 0.01 for comparison of pregnant to postpartum mothers.

b

p < 0.001 for comparison of pregnant mothers to fathers.

c

p < 0.001 for comparison of postpartum mothers to fathers.

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