Table 5 Correlation between IL-1β and IL-6 with different studied parameters in COVID-10 patients.

From: Potential predictors of COVID-19 disease infection and severity in Egypt

The studied parameter

IL-1β

IL-6

R

P-value

R

P-value

Platelet count

− 0.483**

 < 0.001

-0.553**

 < 0.001

TLC

0.76*

 < 0.001

0.765*

 < 0.001

Lymphocytic count

0.583**

 < 0.001

0.580**

 < 0.001

Neutrophil count

0.764*

 < 0.001

0.79*

 < 0.001

Monocyte count

0.745*

0.029

0.77*

 < 0.001

D-dimer serum level

0.426**

0.004

0.456**

0.002

CRP serum level

0.916*

 < 0.001

0.941*

 < 0.001

CD4+ T-cell count

0.32**

0.032

0.283***

0.060

PD-1% on CD4+ T-cell

0.644**

 < 0.001

0.698**

 < 0.001

CD8+ T-cell count

0.558**

 < 0.001

0.577**

 < 0.001

PD-1% on CD8+ T-cell

0.219***

0.148

0.225***

0.137

  1. -Significant level at P value < 0.05.
  2. *r (0.7–1) = strong correlation.
  3. ** r (0.3–0.7) = moderate correlation.
  4. ***r (< 0.3) = weak correlation.
  5. Significant values are in [bold].
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