Table IV.
Correlation of cytokines from mitogen-stimulated CBMCs at birth and PBMCs at 3 mo of age
| Pearson Correlation Coefficients (n)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Samples from | IFN-γ | IL-4 | IL-13 |
| Infants at birth | |||
| IL-4 | NCa | ||
| IL-13 | 0.589b (268) | NC | |
| IL-10 | 0.281b (293) | NC | 0.273b (269) |
| Infants at 3 mo | |||
| IL-4 | 0.473b (322) | ||
| IL-13 | 0.560b (310) | 0.574b (310) | |
| IL-10 | 0.492b (322) | 0.558b (322) | 0.440b (310) |
a
NC, Not computed because of large proportion of undetectable IL-4 values.
b
Pearson correlation coefficient is significant at the 0.001 level (two tailed).