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Table 4 Correlation between cytokine levels and hemoglobin levels, parity, mother’s age and baby weight

From: Impact of placental Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection on the Cameroonian maternal and neonate’s plasma levels of some cytokines known to regulate T cells differentiation and function

Cytokines

Hb per

Birth weight

Parity

Mother age

 

rs

P

rs

P

r s

P

rs

P

IL-28 per

0.24

0.012

−0.01

0.88

0.10

0.28

0.14

0.12

IL-28 pla

0.09

0.34

0.28

0.002

0.18

0.05

0.12

0.18

IL-28 cord

0.15

0.10

0.39

<0.0001

0.07

0.45

0.05

0.56

IL-27 per

0.28

0.002

0.11

0.23

−0.05

0.60

0.02

0.82

IL-27 pla

0.009

0.92

0.28

0.002

0.23

0.01

0.20

0.03

IL-27 cord

−0.06

0.48

0.35

0.0002

0.11

0.22

0.03

0.72

IL-17E per

0.25

0.008

0.030

0.75

0.11

0.24

0.12

0.18

IL-17E pla

0.003

0.97

0.16

0.09

0.14

0.12

0.08

0.38

IL-17E cord

0.08

 

0.38

<0.0001

0.19

0.04

0.11

0.26

IL-6 per

−0.05

0.59

0.02

0.78

−0.14

0.14

−0.04

0.64

IL-6 pla

0.03

0.74

−0.02

0.83

0.08

0.40

0.09

0.33

IL-6 cord

−0.01

0.88

0.03

0.70

−0.001

0.98

−0.05

0.55

  1. Significant p values are in italics (p ≤ 0.05)
  2. The Sperman’s rank Order correlation test was used. Per Peripheral plasma; Pla Placental plasma; Cord Cord plasma; Hb Haemoglobin level; IL Interleukin; r s Coefficient of correlation