White Blood Cell Count and Serum Cytokine Profile in Tropical Hardwood Workers in Kumasi

Table 2

Result of compared cytokine levels between woodworkers and nonexposed workers.

Cytokine	Woodworker ()	Nonexposed worker ()	Mean difference	95% CI		value
IL-1β	10.26 (±2.59)	8.86 (±2.68)	1.40	0.60–2.19	3.47	0.0006
IL-2	21.68 (±5.74)	20.17 (±5.41)	1.51	-0.15–3.17	1.79	0.0758
IL-4	27.86 (±6.27)	19.55 (±5.52)	8.31	6.54–10.07	9.29	<0.001
IL-6	9.34 (±3.46)	7.32 (±4.59)	2.01	0.78–3.24	3.24	0.0015
IL-10	22.40 (±6.17)	18.63 (±6.80)	3.77	1.82–5.71	3.83	0.0002
IL-12p70	18.29 (±4.53)	13.12 (±3.78)	5.17	3.93–6.42	8.22	<0.001
IL-13	7.17 (±1.77)	6.25 (±1.76)	0.93	0.40–1.45	3.47	0.0007
IL-17A	13.30 (±2.66)	10.99 (±2.71)	2.30	1.50–3.10	5.68	<0.001
IFN-γ	18.63 (±4.39)	13.18 (±5.28)	5.45	3.99–6.91	7.39	<0.001

values in parentheses; , , ; SD: standard deviation.