Table 3 Serum cytokines and biomarkers correlations.

From: Modulatory role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor on cytokines and clinical features of sarcoidosis

 

MIF

IFN-γ

IL-10

IL-18

Lysozyme

CRP

IgG

MIF

Correlation

1

0.585**

0.547**

0.006

0.051

− 0.169

− 0.161

Sig

 

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.962

0.687

0.204

0.206

IFN-γ

Correlation

0.585**

1

0.681**

− 0.151

− 0.082

− 0.06

− 0.185

Sig

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

0.23

0.518

0.654

0.146

IL-10

Correlation

0.547**

0.681**

1

− 0.1

− 0.117

− 0.172

− 0.169

Sig

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

0.429

0.353

0.197

0.186

IL-18

Correlation

0.006

− 0.151

− 0.1

1

0.490**

0.152

0.218

Sig

0.962

0.23

0.429

 

< 0.001

0.255

0.086

Lysozyme

Correlation

0.051

− 0.082

− 0.117

0.490**

1

0.336**

0.131

Sig

0.687

0.518

0.353

< 0.001

 

0.01

0.307

CRP

Correlation

− 0.169

− 0.06

− 0.172

0.152

0.336**

1

0.153

Sig

0.204

0.654

0.197

0.255

0.01

 

0.256

IgG

Correlation

− 0.161

− 0.185

− 0.169

0.218

0.131

0.153

1

Sig

0.206

0.146

0.186

0.086

0.307

0.256

 
  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).