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Table 5 Relationship between polymorphisms and cytokine/acute phase reactant studied in patients with non-appendicular secondary peritonitis.

From: Leptin and leptin receptor polymorphisms are associated with poor outcome (death) in patients with non-appendicular secondary peritonitis

 

-2548

223

Cytokine/Acute phase reactant

Carriers

n = 21

Non-carriers

n = 13

P

(IC95)

Carriers

n = 22

Non-carriers

n = 12

P

(IC95)

Leptin

4.59 ng/ml

8.32 ng/ml

0.013

-3.52, 11.04

2.53 ng/ml

12.39 ng/ml

< 0.0001

3.176, 16.52

IL-6

8.35 pg/ml

9.10 pg/ml

0.684

-1.28, 2.76

8.82 pg/ml

8.27 pg/ml

0.130

-1.49, 2.61

TNF

21.80 pg/ml

21.75 pg/ml

0.483

-9.69, 9.79

23.06 pg/ml

19.43 pg/ml

0.598

-6.19, 13.45

IL-13

12.71 pg/ml

19.60 pg/ml

0.910

-4, 56, 18.34

17.55 pg/ml

11.30 pg/ml

0.337

-5.45, 17.95