Table 5.
Salivary IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α levels in CF patients with mild, moderate, and severe lung disease.
| Cytokines (pg/mL) |
Mild (n = 84) |
Moderate (n = 30) |
Severe (n = 15) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-6 | 54.4 (38.4–81.1) | 52.8 (36.7–62.2) | 61.4 (45.6–68.0) | n.s. |
| IL-8 | 413 (304) | 429 (308) | 506 (323) | n.s. |
| TNF-α | 19.7 (6.2–38.5) | 29.3 (19.6–51.8) | 9.9 (6.0–23.0) a | n.s. |
Data with non-parametric distributions are reported as the median (interquartile range), and data with normal distribution are reported as mean (SD). a p = 0.050, severe versus moderate. n.s.: not significant difference.