Dynamic Changes of Th1 Cytokines and the Clinical Significance of the IFN-γ/TNF-α Ratio in Acute Brucellosis

Table 3

Patient demographics, along with immune cells and cytokine levels, in severe and nonsevere brucellosis patients and healthy control subjects.

	Severe patients ()	Nonsevere patients ()	Healthy subjects ()
Gender (M/F ratio)	7/2	28/14	11/6
Age (years)	49.8 (20-61)	39.0 (26-54)	39.0 (26-54)
Comorbidities
Myelitis
Sacroiliitis
Orchitis
Spondylitis
Hemocytopenia
IFN-γ (pg/mL)		^Δ
TNF-α (pg/mL)		^Δ
Th1 cells (%)

Age is expressed as average (range). vs. healthy subjects. ^Δ vs. healthy subjects.