Table 3 The p values before and after the adjustment for multiple comparisons.
From: Cytokine signatures associate with disease severity in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Cytokine | Control vs. Mild MPP | Control vs. Severe MPP | Mild MPP vs. Severe MPP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p value | adjusted p value | p value | adjusted p value | p value | adjusted p value | |
TNFα | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 |
IL6 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0017 | 0.0022 |
IL1β | 0.0004 | 0.0007 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 |
MCP1 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.005 | 0.0063 |
IL4 | 0.0007 | 0.0011 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 |
IL10 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.01 | 0.0118 |
IFNγ | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0068 | 0.0083 |
IL13 | 0.001 | 0.0013 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.1362 | 0.1476 |
IL5 | 0.0006 | 0.0009 | 0.0002 | 0.0004 | 0.1822 | 0.0004 |
sCD40L | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.2425 | 0.2489 |
Flt3L | 0.0008 | 0.0011 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0923 | 0.1028 |
IL2 | 0.5555 | 0.5555 | 0.0005 | 0.0008 | 0.0004 | 0.0007 |
IFNα2 | 0.0567 | 0.0650 | <0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0008 | 0.0011 |