Table 3.
Multiple linear regression analysis regarding the relation between cytokine responses, environmental factors and colonization by Bifidobacterium spp
| |
Beta |
P value |
|---|---|---|
| A | IL-131 | |
| Elder siblings | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Bifidobacterium spp 1w3 | 0.4 | 0.008 |
| B | IL-51 | |
| Elder siblings | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Bifidobacterium spp 1w3 | 0.3 | 0.03 |
| C | IL-1β1 | |
| Elder siblings | 0.3 | 0.07 |
| Bifidobacterium spp 1w3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| D | CD45RO+CD4+ T cells2 | |
| Elder siblings | 3.5 | 0.06 |
| Bifidobacterium 1w3 | −0.5 | 0.4 |
| E | IL-61 | |
| Day care 18 m | −0.3 | 0.2 |
| Bifidobacterium spp 1w3 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
| F | TNF1 | |
| Farm Milk | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Bifidobacterium spp 1w3 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
1Cytokine levels in supernatants of PHA-stimulated fresh mononuclear cells
from 36 month old children
2The percentage of CD45RO+ cells within the CD4+ T cell population at
36 months of age
3Bacterial colonization detected by culture techniques