Circulating Interferon-Gamma Levels Are Associated with Low Body Weight in Newly Diagnosed Kenyan Non-Substance Using Tuberculosis Individuals

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Circulating cytokine ratios in new tuberculosis (TB) cases () and controls (). (a) Circulating interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) to interleukin-10 (IL-10) ratio in TB cases and controls. (b) Circulating IFN-γ to adiponectin (Acrp30) ratio in new TB cases and controls. (c) Circulating IL-10 to adiponectin (Acrp30) ratio in new TB cases and controls. Data are presented as box plots, where the box represents the interquartile range, the line through the box represents the median, whiskers indicate the 10th and 90th percentiles, and the closed circles represent outliers. Statistical comparisons were performed using the Mann-Whitney test. IFN-γ to IL-10 ratios were higher in the TB cases relative to controls (). IFN-γ to adiponectin ratios were also increased in TB cases relative to controls (). IL-10 to adiponectin ratios were similar in TB cases relative to controls ().

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