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Table 2 Comparison of cytokines level between primiparous and parous women

From: Impact of placental malaria on maternal, placental and fetal cord responses and its role in pregnancy outcomes in women from Blue Nile State, Sudan

Variables

Primiparaous (n = 92)

Parous (93)

P

IL4

Maternal

4.6 (3.2−8.1)

3.7 (1.8−5.7)

0.001

Placental

7.5 (5.2−12.5)

6.2 (4.2−9.7)

0.014

Umbilical cord

2.0 (1.2−3.0)

1.6 (1.0−2.6)

0.03

IL 6

Maternal

33.2 (31.6−57.5)

43.9 (29.7−68.8)

0.007

Placental

16.5 (10.2−27.7)

22.3 (16.9−34.9)

0.005

Umbilical cord

7.0 (3.7−12.3)

9.6 (4.6−15.6)

0.050

IL10

Maternal

70.2 (40.5−129.5)

51.3 (27.6−89.7)

0.005

Placental

45.2 (19.7−92.0)

32.2 (16.4−58.1)

0.022

Umbilical cord

14.3 (8.4−28.7)

11.0 (7.3−18.9)

0.077

IL17A

Maternal

3.3 (1.3−5.9)

2.8 (1.4−5.1)

0.724

Placental

8.7 (5.9−14.3)

8.6 (6.4−14.0)

0.743

Umbilical cord

3.1 (1.5−6.9)

3.6 (2.5−7.1)

0.027

IFN-γ

Maternal

63.7 (34.3−98.3)

73.3 (44.5−111.5)

0.231

Placental

180.9 (58.4−292.7)

59.3 (37.7−87.8)

 < 0.001

Umbilical cord

37.3 (19.7−96.3)

23.7 (19.5−48.7)

0.005