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. 2022 Jul 6;20(2):609–615. doi: 10.1007/s40201-021-00646-5

Table 2.

The significant relation of IgE and IL-4 levels of children and PM2.5-bound metal(loid)s from Padad, Golestan and Kianpars

Parameter Regions P value
Padad Golestan Kianpars
N = 24 N = 24 N = 24
pollutants CI5% Mean CI95% CI5% Mean CI95% CI5% Mean CI95%
PM2.5 (μg/m3) 61.56 68.56 75.57 59.27 67.06 74.84 45.94 55.31 64.67 0.031
As (ng/m3) 70.89 94.51 118.12 33.07 38.99 44.91 13.05 19.79 26.54 <0.001
Cd (ng/m3) 7.52 8.06 8.59 6.64 7.24 7.84 4.23 4.44 4.67 <0.001
Cr (ng/m3) 14.22 15.06 15.91 13.61 14.45 15.3 10.63 11.01 11.4 <0.001
Hg (ng/m3) 6.51 7.11 7.72 6.24 6.42 6.59 4.15 4.21 4.28 <0.001
Ni (ng/m3) 11.86 12.63 13.41 10.88 11.48 12.07 7.49 8.15 8.81 <0.001
Pb (ng/m3) 200.68 298.38 396.1 385.88 443.77 501.66 165.81 209.3 252.7 <0.001

Blood

IgE and IL-4

N = 49 N = 49 N = 25 p value

IgE

(pg/200landa)

104.88 141.63 178.38 60.1 86.99 113.89 36.33 58.96 81.58 0.003
IL-4 (pg/200landa) 372.31 505.5 638.67 131.23 198.92 266.6 80.02 127.27 174.52 <0.001
IL-13 (pg/200landa) 39.24 53.21 67.19 17.95 27.77 37.59 9.02 13.91 18.8 <0.001