Research Article
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 |
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values in parentheses; , , ; SD: standard deviation. |