Table 3 The plasma levels of four kinds of cytokines in the study population.
From: Associations between Th17-related inflammatory cytokines and asthma in adults: A Case-Control Study
Cytokines | Controls (n = 881) | Intermittent asthmatics (n = 537) | Persistent asthmatics (n = 373) |
|---|---|---|---|
IL-17A (pg/ml) | 2.27 (0.81, 5.30) | 3.91 (2.04, 8.00)* | 4.32 (2.75, 7.50)* |
IL-9 (pg/ml) | 22.69 (7.14, 40.51) | 30.26 (12.10, 51.36)* | 32.10 (19.05, 64.84)*# |
Adipsin (ng/ml) | 4550.48 (3258.40, 6328.91) | 3100.26 (1957.91, 4721.79)* | 2154.81 (1570.65, 3675.80)*# |
CCL11 (pg/ml) | 51.39 (36.60, 75.45) | 38.07 (27.38, 63.35)* | 31.37 (26.59, 51.84)*# |
