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Table 5 The cytokines levels of control and CB workers

From: Reduced pulmonary function and increased pro-inflammatory cytokines in nanoscale carbon black-exposed workers

Cytokines

Control group (n = 104) pg/mL, median (5%-95%)

CB-exposed group (n = 81) pg/mL, median (5%-95%)

Pvalue

IL-1β

4.16 (0.00-17.75)

11.88 (1.98-38.08)

<0.001a

IL-6

27.51 (2.16-180.18)

188.32 (46.13-643.16)

<0.001a

IL-8

746.30 (163.55-1879.01)

1117.10 (369.36-3737.82)

<0.001a

MIP-1β

804.09 (225.35-2888.59)

2694.52 (1136.97-10074.81)

<0.001a

TNF-α

47.75 (0.00-191.33)

232.36 (76.47-572.05)

<0.001a

MCP-1

254.75 (94.29-428.72)

238.76 (92.39-438.51)

0.242a

  1. at-test was used to compare values from both groups. Differences were considered significant when P < 0.05.