Table 3.
The p values before and after the adjustment for multiple comparisons.
| Cytokine | Control vs. Mild MPP | Control vs. Severe MPP | Mild MPP vs. Severe MPP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p value | adjusted p value | p value | adjusted p value | p value | adjusted p value | |
| TNFα | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 |
| IL6 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0017 | 0.0022 |
| IL1β | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 |
| MCP1 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.005 | 0.0063 |
| IL4 | 0.0007 | 0.0011 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 |
| IL10 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.01 | 0.0118 |
| IFNγ | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0068 | 0.0083 |
| IL13 | 0.001 | 0.0013 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.1362 | 0.1476 |
| IL5 | 0.0006 | 0.0009 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | 0.1822 | 0.0004 |
| sCD40L | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.2425 | 0.2489 |
| Flt3L | 0.0008 | 0.0011 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0923 | 0.1028 |
| IL2 | 0.5555 | 0.5555 | 0.0005 | 0.0008 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 |
| IFNα2 | 0.0567 | 0.0650 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0008 | 0.0011 |
The p values have been adjusted by Benjamini-Hochberg procedure.