Due to a production error, there was a mistake in Table 2 as published. The four “>“ in the column of “p-value” in Table 2 should all be “<“. The corrected Table 2 appears below. The publisher apologizes for this mistake.
Table 2.
Cytokine levels (pg/ml) in APS group and heathy control group.
| Cytokine levels (pg/ml) | APS group (n=37) | Heathy control group (n=31) a | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-2 | 2.54 (1.80-3.47) | 1.86 (1.44-2.38) | 0.008** |
| IL-4 | 2.87 (1.82-4.58) | 1.82 (1.43-2.31) | <0.001*** |
| IL-6 | 6.49 (4.78-11.27) | 3.92 (2.45-6.07) | <0.001*** |
| IL-10 | 5.20 (3.62-7.86) | 2.99 (2.40-4.37) | <0.001*** |
| IL-17 | 7.69 (3.07-17.61) | 4.80 (2.51-6.01) | 0.005** |
| IFN-γ | 4.20 (2.61-6.91) | 2.60 (2.13-3.56) | 0.002** |
| TNF-α | 3.34 (1.93-5.88) | 2.02 (1.48-2.46) | <0.001*** |
ameans that 9 sets of data are lost.
Results are expressed as the median and 25th and 75th percentiles.
Statistics: Mann-Whitney U test.
APS: antiphospholipid syndrome; IL-2: interleukin-2; IL-4: interleukin-4; IL-6: interleukin-6; IL-10: interleukin-10; IL-17: interleukin-17; INF-γ: interferon-γ; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
The original version of this article has been updated.