TABLE 7.

Th1/Th2 ratio (N = 46).

Variable	Group		Peak	Active vs. placebo between groups
		N	Mean ± SD pg/ml	Mean diff ± SE pg/ml	p-value
Th1/Th2 ratio
INFγ /IL4	Active	25	6.4 ± 1.6	−2.1 ± 0.9	0.03
	Placebo	21	8.5 ± 4.4
TNFβ/IL4	Active	25	7.1 ± 2.2	−2.0 ± 0.9	0.02
	Placebo	21	9.6 ± 4.5
TNFβ/IL3	Active	25	3.0 ± 1.2	−11.4 ± 4.8	0.02
	Placebo	21	8.1 ± 13.5

N, number; SD, standard deviation; SE. standard error; ns, not significant; pg/ml, pictogram/ml; Th, T-helper cell; IL, interleukin; INF, interferon; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; GMSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor or macrophage colony-stimulating factor.