The Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Factors in Pediatric Appendicitis

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants in pediatric acute appendicitis group and healthy children group.

Characteristic	Pediatric acute appendicitis group (P group)	Healthy children group (Y group)	value
Age (y)			0.474
Gender			0.852
Male	12	7
Female	8	4
IL-2 (pg/ml)			0.484
IL-4 (pg/ml)			0.377
IL-6 (pg/ml)			0.081
IL-10 (pg/ml)			0.047
IL-17 (pg/ml)			0.175
TNF (pg/ml)			0.297
IFN (pg/ml)			0.193
T cells
CD3^+ (%)			0.484
CD4^+ (%)			0.445
CD8^+ (%)			0.008
CD4/CD8 ratio			0.062
NK cell (%)			0.014
B cells (%)			0.013

Data are shown as the mean SD. IL: interleukin; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; INF: interferon; NK: natural killer. .