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Table 2 Serum cytokine levels (pg/mL) among various groups

From: Low birth weight contributed to increased serum IL-6 levels in infantile respiratory syncytial virus infection

 

No.

IL-2 (SEM)

IL-4 (SEM)

IL-6 (SEM)

IL-10 (SEM)

TNF-α (SEM)

IFN-γ (SEM)

Reference value

 

1.1–9.8

0.1–3.0

1.7–16.6

2.6–4.9

0.1–5.2

1.6–17.3

RSV group

116

3.98 (0.15)

3.25 (0.07)

54.06 (12.89)

9.87 (1.06)

*3.86 (1.24)

11.85 (1.08)

non-RSV group

242

3.51 (0.10)

3.31 (0.06)

60.30 (9.04)

8.21 (0.69)

9.81 (1.79)

15.54 (1.54)

  1. In all subjects, *P = 0.024, as compared with non-RSV group. RSV respiratory syncytial virus, IL interleukin, SEM standard error of mean