Table 3 levels of TNFα, IL2, IL4 and IL10 (pg/ ml) in different studied groups.

From: Impact of vitamin D in children with chronic tonsillitis (immunohistochemical study of CD68 polarisation and proinflammatory cytokines estimation)

Groups

Control

Vitamin D

Placebo

P-value‡

TNFα

22.1 ± 0.4

20.3 ± 0.6

54.5 ± 8.2

 < 0.001

IL-2

16.3 ± 3.0

18.1 ± 9.1

89.5 ± 11.5

 < 0.001

IL-4

20.1 ± 6.3

23.1 ± 8.7

29.1 ± 44.7

0.32

IL-10

10.5 ± 2.2

12.3 ± 1.9

19.29 ± 2.0

0.4

P-value†

 

 < 0.001

0.82

 
  1. Data are mean ± SD.
  2. †Paired samples t-test.
  3. ‡Independent sample-test.
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