Table 2.

Cytokines levels according to the age-group.

Characteristic	All patients (N = 142)	<65 years (n = 83)	65+ years (n = 59)	p-value
Interleukin-2, pg/mL	14.0 [13.1–14.7]	13.8 [12.7–14.7]	14.4 [13.6–14.7]	0.1
Interleukin-4, pg/mL	19.9 [19.0–21.0]	19.9 [18.8–20.9]	20 [19.2–21.1]	0.4
Interleukin-6, pg/mL	32.6 [22.1–93.4]	25.3 [20.5–52]	51.6 [25.5–123.0]	<0.001
Interleukin-10, pg/mL	39.7 [36.7–47.6]	38.4 [35.8–46.6]	41.5 [38.4–55]	0.003
Interferon-γ, pg/mL	14.9 [13.9–17.1]	14.8 [13.6–17]	15.1 [14.1–17.5]	0.3
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, pg/mL	13.2 [12.7–14.6]	13.1 [12.6–14.2]	13.3 [12.9–15]	0.2
IL-6/IL-10 ratio	0.8 [0.6–1.6]	0.7 [0.6–1.1]	0.9 [0.6–2.2]	0.004

Continuous data are presented as median [1st − 3rd quartile].