Table 3b.

Significant spearman rank correlations of cAMP concentrations and FSL-stimulated cytokine concentrations (all WCC-corrected).

Infant Group	Cytokine	Sample (DOL)	r (95% CI; lower, upper limit)	n	p-value
Preterm	TNF-α	1	0.43 (0.26 to 0.58)	108	<0.0001
		7	0.43 (0.24 to 0.58)	96	<0.0001
		14	0.28 (0.076 to 0.46)	95	0.003
		21	0.28 (0.073 to 0.47)	89	0.004
		28	0.41 (0.22 to 0.56)	102	<0.0001
	IL-1b	1	0.19 (−0.001 to 0.37)	108	0.02
		21	0.28 (0.07 to 0.46)	89	0.004
		28	0.20 (−0.004 to 0.38)	102	0.02
	IL-6	14	0.19 (−0.02 to 0.38)	95	0.03
		21	0.28 (0.07 to 0.47)	89	0.004
		28	0.26 (0.06296 to 0.44)	102	0.004
	IL-10	1	0.32 (0.14 to 0.49)	108	0.0003
		7	0.20 (−0.004 to 0.39)	96	0.02
		14	0.28 (0.08 to 0.46)	95	0.003
		21	0.37 (0.17 to 0.54)	89	0.0002
		28	0.42 (0.24 to 0.57)	102	<0.0001
	IL-12p70	1	0.43 (0.26 to 0.58)	108	<0.0001
		7	0.36 (0.17 to 0.53)	96	0.0001
		14	0.24 (0.035 to 0.43)	95	0.009
		21	0.37 (0.16 to 0.54)	89	0.0002
		28	0.36 (0.18 to 0.53)	102	<0.0001