Table 3

Correlation between cytokine production and age.

Sex

Cytokine

Correlation with age


Female

IFNγ

r = -0.40, p = 0.02

Male

IFNγ

r = -0.22, p = 0.22

Female

IL-13

r = -0.43, p = 0.01

Male

IL-13

r = 0.06, p = 0.73


Correlations between variables were made using Pearson's correlation, with p < 0.05 considered to be statistically significant (shown in bold).

Carroll et al. Respiratory Research 2010 11:184   doi:10.1186/1465-9921-11-184

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