Table 2.
Comparison of serum cytokine concentrations among study groups#.
| Variable | Non-DM2 | DM2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eotaxin () | 4475 pg/dl ± 1987 | 5338 pg/dl ± 2409 | 0.2127a |
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| IL-1α (m ± IQR) | 482.1 pg/dl q1 = 365.8, q3 = 665 |
415.1 pg/dl q1 = 323.1, q3 = 487.8 |
0.1741b |
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| TNF-α (m ± IQR) | 69.64 pg/dl q1 = 14.16, q3 = 149.4 |
42.75 pg/dl q1 = 34.94, q3 = 133.5 |
0.8591b |
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| IFN-γ (m ± IQR) | 642.8 pg/dl q1 = 397, q3 = 1534 |
400.1 pg/dl q1 = 83.98, q3 = 1252 |
0.4202b |
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| IL-5 (m ± IQR) | 2.850 pg/dl q1 = 0.4175, q3 = 15.89 |
38.4 pg/dl q1 = 4.42, q3 = 74.72 |
0.0200∗b |
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| IL-10 (m ± IQR) | 16.65 pg/dl q1 = 13.03, q3 = 32.66 |
26.68 pg/dl q1 = 11.49, q3 = 46.71 |
0.5652b |
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| IL-12p70 (m ± IQR) | 22.18 pg/dl q1 = 2.40, q3 = 60.23 |
22.65 pg/dl q1 = 16.11, q3 = 34.25 |
0.9004b |
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| IL-17 (m ± IQR) | 117.9 pg/dl q1 = 10.76, q3 = 298.4 |
93.97 pg/dl q1 = 65.10, q3 = 434.9 |
0.9999b |
#Only the concentrations obtained above detection limits for each cytokine were considered for analysis. aStudent's t-test. bMann-Whitney U test. ∗P < 0.05.