Table 7. The Partial Correlation Adjusted for Age between Plasma Pro-/Anti-inflammatory Ratios and Other Parameters. Significance Level Was Considered as P<0.05.
TNF-α/ IL-10 ratio | IL-1β/ IL-10 ratio | IL-6/ IL-10 ratio | ||||
r | P-value | r | P-value | r | P-value | |
TNF-α | 0.173 | 0.334 | -0.516 | 0.002* | -0.543 | 0.001* |
IL-2 | 0.4 | 0.021* | 0.289 | 0.082 | 0.126 | 0.464 |
IL-4 | 0.016 | 0.926 | 0.167 | 0.322 | 0.384 | 0.021* |
IL-6 | 0.348 | 0.047* | 0.022 | 0.901 | 0.381 | 0.022* |
IL-8 | 0.098 | 0.569 | 0.021 | 0.9 | 0.403 | 0.015* |
IL-1β/ IL-10 ratio | 0.774 | 0.001* | - | - | 0.896 | 0.000* |
TNF-α / IL-10 ratio | - | - | 0.774 | 0.001* | 0.673 | 0.000* |
MCP-1 | -0.552 | 0.001* | -0.366 | 0.026* | -0.355 | 0.034* |
TNF-α: Tumor Necrosis Factor α; IL-1α: Interleukin-1α; IL-1β: Interleukin-1β; IL-2: Interleukin-2; IL-4: Interleukin-4; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IL-8: Interleukin-8; IL-10: Interleukin-10; MCP-1: Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1; PGE2: ProstaGlandin E2. *Significant Correlation