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 |