Table 6.
Correlation Analysis of Toll-like Receptors, Cytokines, and Chemokines With Duration of Symptoms and Stool Frequency per Week
| Target gene | Duration of symptoms | Stool frequency/wk |
|---|---|---|
| TLR-2 | ||
| r | −0.262 | −0.132 |
| P-value | 0.076 | 0.376 |
| TLR-4 | ||
| r | −0.144 | 0.349 |
| P-value | 0.333 | 0.016 |
| TLR-5 | ||
| r | −0.154 | 0.254 |
| P-value | 0.302 | 0.085 |
| IL-6 | ||
| r | 0.038 | 0.133 |
| P-value | 0.799 | 0.374 |
| IL-10 | ||
| r | 0.058 | −0.435 |
| P-value | 0.699 | 0.002 |
| CXCL-11 | ||
| r | 0.246 | 0.129 |
| P-value | 0.096 | 0.387 |
| CXCR-3 | ||
| r | 0.031 | 0.399 |
| P-value | 0.835 | 0.005 |
TLR, toll-like receptor; CXCL-11, C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 11; CXCR-3, C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3.
r, Spearman correlation coefficient. P < 0.05 was considered significant.