Table 2 Concentrations of IL-36 family cytokines in the peripheral blood of patients with AR of different sexes and ages (pg/mL)
IL-36α | IL-36β | IL-36γ | IL-36Ra | IL-38 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||||
Male | 7.43 × 103(5.05 × 103, 9.56 × 103) | 84.43 ± 23.81 | 343.47(270.19, 380.40) | 3.45 × 103(3.02 × 103, 4.23 × 103) | 256.14(135.13, 423.70) |
Female | 6.51 × 103(5.16 × 103, 9.43 × 103) | 91.27(74.43, 100.46) | 306.22(229.21, 390.31) | 3.62 × 103(2.88 × 103, 4.51 × 103) | 387.41 ± 195.59 |
z value | -0.04 | -1.08 | -0.65 | -0.09 | -1.90 |
P value | 0.967 | 0.280 | 0.517 | 0.926 | 0.057 |
Age | |||||
< 18 years | 8.63 × 103(7.02 × 103, 1.19 × 104) | 82.22(70.06, 95.84) | 307.04 ± 90.64 | 3.22 × 103±1.08 × 103 | 359.60 ± 233.20 |
≥ 18 years | 6.13 × 103(4.97 × 103, 8.92 × 103) | 88.15(74.30, 100.22) | 333.25(251.43, 388.18) | 3.62 × 103(3.02 × 103, 4.55 × 103) | 312.55(224.47, 461.23) |
z value | -2.67 | -0.68 | -0.49 | -1.70 | -0.02 |
P value | 0.008 | 0.497 | 0.626 | 0.090 | 0.981 |