Table 1 Comparison of age, gender and cytokine concentrations between SFTS patients and healthy populationa
From: Correlation of cytokine level with the severity of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
Characteristic | Patients (n = 50) | Healthy Individuals (n = 38) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex, male, n (%) | 17 (34.0) | 14 (36.8) | 0.782 |
Age, year, mean (SD) | 61.2 (10.9) | 62.7 (13.2) | 0.554 |
TNF-α | 1.2 (0.6–1.6) | 0.0 (0.0–0.3) | 0.001 |
G-CSF | 7.6 (5.5–18.7) | 4.0 (3.5–4.4) | 0.027 |
IFN-γ | 10.8 (4.6–34.5) | 2.2 (1.7–2.6) | 0.001 |
IFN-α | 14.1 (6.5–29.5) | 2.4 (1.9–2.8) | 0.001 |
MIP-1α | 16.4 (5.0–46.7) | 0.1 (0.0–2.0) | 0.045 |
IL-6 | 28.1 (10.7–70.5) | 4.0 (3.3–6.6) | 0.001 |
MCP-1 | 156.7 (88.9–407.9) | 37.7 (20.7–61.3) | 0.005 |
IL-10 | 1228.4 (88.8–3960.9) | 1.0 (0.8–1.7) | 0.002 |
IP-10 | 2718.7 (1389.9–5278.9) | 65.1 (37.6–168.5) | 0.001 |
RANTES | 4676.3 (2982.4–7555.5) | 7220.0 (5468.7–100115.6) | 0.003 |