Table 1.

Cytokine profiles and vitamin D levels

Cytokine profiles25(OH)D <20 ng/ml (n=59)25(OH)D ≥20 ng/ml (n=113)p valuea
Th1
 IL-2b2.98 (2.5–3.7)3.00 (2.5–3.5)0.98
 IFN-γb3.97 (3.5–4.6)3.95 (3.6–4.5)0.97
 IFN-αb4.19 (2.2–5.6)4.19 (2.5–5.6)0.96
 TNF-αb3.89 (3.1–4.3)3.77 (3.1–4.7)0.66
Th2
 IL-10b2.93 (2.6– 3.9)2.85 (2.1–3.7)0.15
 IL-6b6.33 (3.9–8,3)5.30 (3.8–7.1)0.22
 IL-4b3.37 (3.2–3.7)3.50 (3.3–3.8)0.18
Th17
 vIL-17b72.56 (53.4–112.7)74.28 (52.5–112.2)0.89
 IL21b22.76 (16.7–30.5)24.77 (20.7–36.2)0.13
Other
 IL-12/IL-23p40b23.96 (15.9–38.5)26.04 (14.7–41.2)0.83
 IL-12p70b1.81 (1.5–2.2)1.87 (1.6–2.3)0.51

  • ↵a Mann-Whitney test;

  • ↵b Median (interquartile range);

  • c Mean (standard deviation).