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Table 2 Showing the sensitivity threshold for each cytokine and the number of cases below sensitivity in the clinical sample and in the control sample, respectively

From: The role of cytokines and hot flashes in perimenopausal depression

Cytokine

Sensitivity threshold (pg/ml)

Perimenopausal women with depression (n = 41); N = below sensitivity (true zeros)

Controls (n = 24); N = below sensitivity (true zeros)

TNFα

2.3

28

18

IL-6

0.92

31

18

IL-10

0.99

32

17

  1. IL = interleukin; TNF = tumor necrosis factor.