Parameters (pg/mL) | Groups of traders based on number of working years and working hours per day | *p | |||
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≥5 years + ≥ 10 h group | ≥ 5 years + < 10 h group | <  5 years + ≥ 10 h group | <  5 years + < 10 h group | ||
Pro-inflammatory cytokines | Median (IQR), n | ||||
TNF-α | 12.12 (9.54–15.38) 20 | 11.35 (9.65–11.92) 5 | 12.69 (6.91–14.51) 4 | 7.13 (4.50–12.99) 4 | 0.405 |
IL-1β | 3.47 (2.82–4.82) 15 | 3.52 (2.59–5.503) 4 | 4.56 (3.30–5.73) 3 | 3.37 (1.97–4.56) 3 | 0.759 |
IL-6 | 34.88 (25.83–47.90) 20 | 28.41 (23.06–36.30) 5 | 39.55 (21.62–52.94) 4 | 25.32 (21.62–131.3) 4 | 0.608 |
IFN-γ | 6.355 (3.94–9.83) 18 | 5.39 (3.73–8.44) 5 | 7.34 (3.69–10.77) 3 | 7.95 (3.01–14.20) 4 | 0.890 |
IL-8 | 14.21 (10.32–36.89) 13 | 12.16 (4.09–20.22) 2 | 35.94 (11.06–404.4) 4 | 15.93 (3.01–24.02) 3 | 0.773 |
IL-12 | 4.328 (3.07–5.73) 18 | 4.27 (3.45–6. 87) 5 | 2.161 (1.79–5.86) 3 | 3.872 (1.82–5.96) 3 | 0.667 |
Anti-inflammatory cytokines | Median (IQR), n | ||||
IL-10 | 28.3 (14.17–52.01) 18 | 16.65 (14.91–50.76) 4 | 13.41 (5.69–29.60) 4 | 17.6 (15.06–27.41) 3 | 0.342 |
IL-7 | 17.72 (14.41–23.66) 21 | 11.83 (10.38–24.46) 5 | 17.98 (11.91–35.01) 4 | 10.93 (6.76–17.98) 4 | 0.222 |
IL-13 | 27.17 (19.65–35.52) 15 | 27.47 (15.37–42.98) 5 | 23.26 (13.22–34.90) 4 | 26.27 (15.59–39.87) 4 | 0.927 |