Table 1.
Mean fold change ± standard error of the mean of cytokines in male and female human serum samples
Cytokine | Adult | Aged | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | |
TNFα | 1.03 ± 0.03 | 1.19 ± 0.09 | 1.08 ± 0.13 | 1.03 ± 0.11 |
IFNɣ | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.11 | 1.02 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.11 |
IL-6 | 0.79 ± 0.13 | 2.10 ± 0.87* | 1.17 ± 0.29 | 1.32 ± 2.03 |
IL-8 | 0.94 ± 0.08 | 1.05 ± 0.11 | 1.02 ± 0.08 | 1.07 ± 0.10 |
IL-10 | 1.14 ± 0.14 | 2.32 ± 0.57 | 2.11 ± 1.29 | 2.39 ± 0.60 |
*Difference between adult males and females, p = 0.06