Table 4.
Cytokine (pg/ml) and IgE (UI/ml) values among the groups and reported allergies.
| Group | Cytokines and IgE | Reported allergies | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | |||
| Control | IL-2 | 55.24 | 47.34 | 0.218 |
| IL-4 | 29.88 | 32.29 | 0.105 | |
| IL-17 | 456.15 | 591.52 | 0.190 | |
| IL1-β | 5.55 | 7.81 | 0.218 | |
| TGF-β | 491.75 | 496.50 | 0.075 | |
| IgE | 364.30 | 97.40 | 0.393 | |
| General cancer | IL-2 | 64.637 | 67.739 | 0.956 |
| IL-4 | 23.6 | 24.337 | 0.763 | |
| IL-17 | 363.68 | 414.681 | 0.890 | |
| IL1-β | 5.449 | 3.952 | 0.191 | |
| TGF-β | 956.9 | 1249.5 | 0.327 | |
| IgE | 99.65 | 76.90 | 0.671 | |
| Prostate cancer | IL-2 | 55.64 | 21.64 | 0.616 |
| IL-4 | 17.20 | 5.20 | 0.254 | |
| IL-17 | 468.06 | 532.89 | 0.305 | |
| IL1-β | 4.69 | 3.77 | 0.146 | |
| TGF-β | 1146.00 | 1413.00 | 0.305 | |
| IgE | 97.39 | 85.20 | 0.731 | |
| HNSCC | IL-2 | 87.63 | 72.67 | 0.866 |
| IL-4 | 23.60 | 34.80 | 0.266 | |
| IL-17 | 245.95 | 224.98 | 0.965 | |
| IL1-β | 6.72 | 5.65 | 0.964 | |
| TGF-β | 655.10 | 663.80 | 0.612 | |
| IgE | 228.55 | 203.80 | 0.119 | |
| Stomach cancer | IL-2 | 58.07 | 48.32 | 0.750 |
| IL-4 | 28.34 | 20.54 | 0.820 | |
| IL-17 | 437.56 | 282.65 | 0.617 | |
| IL1-β | 5.42 | 4.48 | 0.211 | |
| TGF-β | 990.95 | 1301.00 | 0.494 | |
| IgE | 117.47 | 121.65 | 0.211 | |
Kruskal–Wallis Test. Groups: Control (n = 20) and General Cancer (n = 60), that was the sum of three subgroups: Prostate (n = 20), HNSCC (n = 20), and Stomach (n = 20) Cancer.
Abbreviations: IgE = immunoglobulin E, IL = interleukin, TGF = transforming growth factor, HNSCC = head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.