Cytokines and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Are Risk Factors in Preterm Infants for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Table 4

The cytokines of the patients.

	BPD group ()	Non-BPD group ()	value
Cytokines (pg/ml) (P25-P75); Days 1-3
IFN-γ	8.7 (6.8-18)	8.7 (5.8-14.0)	0.582
IL-10	2.6 (1.8-4.6)	3.1 (1.3-3.8)	0.043
IL-12p70	1.2 (0.45-2.2)	0.6 (0.4-0.9)	0.454
IL-13	5.7 (5.1-11.1)	7.2 (4.7-10.9)	0.896
IL-1β	1.5 (0.9-14.1)	1.4 (0.9-9.2)	0.940
IL-2	2.7 (1.0-4.1)	1.7 (1.0-3.8)	0.680
IL-4	0.33 (0.2-0.7)	0.25 (0.1-0.6)	0.217
IL-6	6.6 (3.8-7.4)	7.4 (3.8-12.9)	0.830
IL-8	176 (137-370)	159 (108-271)	0.895
TNF-α	0.5 (0.3-1.1)	0.20 (0.1-1.2)	0.370
Cytokines (pg/ml) (P25-P75); Days 7-14
IFN-γ	21.1 (4.2-26.2)	11.5 (9.1-17.6)	0.721
IL-10	2.4 (1.6-8.1)	3.2 (1.1-7.4)	0.036
IL-12p70	0.79 (0.36-2.51)	0.58 (0.38-1.15)	0.897
IL-13	5.8 (4.7-9.3)	5.2 (4.0-8.8)	0.537
IL-1β	1.95 (0.78-2.35)	1.5 (0.82-2.74)	0.062
IL-2	2.28 (0.76-6.54)	1.39 (0.66-3.46)	0.516
IL-4	0.43 (0.11-1.63)	0.27 (0.14-0.92)	0.673
IL-6	7.91 (2.90-22.03)	5.2 (3.1-8.1)	0.033
IL-8	240.9 (89.7-363.3)	126 (87-339)	0.001
TNF-α	0.9 (0.2-2.1)	0.4 (0.2-2.9)	0.007
Cytokines (pg/ml) (P25-P75); Days 21-28
IFN-γ	9.8 (5.6-17.3)	17.4 (11.3-26.2)	0. 150
IL-10	2.3 (2.1-4.3)	2.9 (2.25-4.41)	0.008
IL-12p70	0.67 (0.41-1.01)	0.90 (0.53-1.14)	0.426
IL-13	7.2 (4.5-10.4)	9.1 (4.6-10.7)	0.488
IL-1β	2.86 (1.69-3.77)	2.15 (0.58-3.31)	0.042
IL-2	1.87 (0.87-2.09)	1.94 (0.74-2.98)	0.739
IL-4	0.44 (0.12-1.18)	0.20 (0.085-1.18)	0.002
IL-6	9.52 (2.34-5.81)	5.45 (2.27-13.0)	0.036
IL-8	459 (116-301)	255.7 (69.3-499.6)	0.005
TNF-α	1.2 (0.98-1.78)	0.6 (0.2-1.5)	0.002