Table 2.

Mean values of circulating cytokines in controls and ESRD patients

	Controls (N = 28)		Patients (N = 230)
	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	P
IL-1, pg/ml	9.7	3.1	87.8	112.0	0.0001
IL-2, pg/ml	11.6	3.3	15.8	7.7	0.008
IL-4, pg/ml	9.4	2.5	131.5	63.5	0.01
IL-5, pg/ml	8.5	2.4	127.4	60.9	0.002
IL-6, pg/ml	13.3	3.1	92.3	117.9	0.0001
IL-12, pg/ml	9.0	2.7	14.1	6.4	0.0002
IL-13, pg/ml	11.1	2.4	29.2	3.1	0.01
TNF-α, pg/ml	13.3	3.0	114	147	0.0001
CH50, units/ml	64.5	9.6	55.0	18	0.02