Table 4 Comparison of cytokine responses among participants with hypertension or anemia
Cytokines (pg/mL) | Category | Hypertension | Anemia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Median (IQR) | #p | N | Median (IQR) | #p | ||
TNF-α | Yes | 22 | 11.48 (9.75–14.91) | 0.281 | 13 | 11.44 (10.28–14.77) | 0.573 |
No | 11 | 9.91 (6.74–12.95) | 20 | 11.62 (6.82–13.69) | |||
IL-1β | Yes | 19 | 3.55 (2.82–5.28) | 0.563 | 11 | 3.91 (3.30–5.28) | 0.123 |
No | 6 | 3.39 (2.66–4.57) | 14 | 3.03 (2.377–4.57) | |||
IL-6 | Yes | 21 | 40.64 (27.78–47.54) | 0.113 | 13 | 37.09 (27.78–43.53) | 0.957 |
No | 12 | 27.26 (21.49–37.50 | 20 | 30.43 (23.26–52.17) | |||
IFN-γ | Yes | 21 | 6.62 (3.96–10.12) | 0.378 | 12 | 7.12 (5.03–9.38) | 0.409 |
No | 9 | 6.89 (3.59–7.41) | 18 | 6.26 (3.60–8.96) | |||
IL-8 | Yes | 16 | 15.44 (10.25–56.46) | 0.449 | 8 | 15.44 (10.95–51.21) | 0.764 |
No | 6 | 12.79 (8.72–21.6) | 14 | 13.7 (9.01–29.86) | |||
IL-12 | Yes | 21 | 4.01 (2.81–5.82) | 0.989 | 13 | 4.47 (3.35–5.94) | 0.519 |
No | 8 | 4.54 (2.95–5.60) | 16 | 3.99 (2.72–5.35) | |||
IL-10 | Yes | 20 | 24.62 (16.57–47.64) | 0.220 | 12 | 20.55 (5.21–40.69) | 0.922 |
No | 9 | 14.39 (10.33–61.24) | 17 | 24.37 (13.52–51.11) | |||
IL-7 | Yes | 22 | 18.16 (11.7–22.06) | 0.582 | 13 | 19.24 (17.11–23.66) | 0.082 |
No | 12 | 14.41 (11.45–23.63) | 21 | 13.99 (10.38–21.45) | |||
IL-13 | Yes | 19 | 27.47 (20.06–37.07) | 0.159 | 13 | 29.9 (21.79–38.55) | 0.205 |
No | 9 | 17.68 (13.24–34.71) | 15 | 25.36 (14.89–34.08) | |||