TABLE 3.

Correlations between plasma levels of IL‐6, IL‐10, IFN‐γ, IL‐12p70 and parasitemia and between IL‐10 and IL‐6

Parameters	Spearman’s r (or rho)	p
Parasitemia versus IL‐10	0.53	<0.0001****
Parasitemia versus IL‐6	0.20	0.046*
Parasitemia versus IFN‐γ	−0.22	0.027*
Parasitemia versus IL‐12 p70	0.24	0.031*
IL‐10 versus IL‐6	0.21	0.026*

Spearman’s rank correlation analysis was carried out between cytokine and parasitemia in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum‐infected children. Correlation coefficient (rho) is given. The correlation is strong for rho = 0.7 to 1, moderate for rho = 0.5 to 0.7 and weak for rho = 0.2 to 0.5 and for a value close to 0 there is no correlation. The correction can be positive or negative. The statistically significant difference was designated from 1.

Abbreviations: IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin.

^* p < 0.05

^**** p < 0.0001.