Table 3 Serum cytokine concentrations in 41 women with perimenopausal depression, compared to those women without perimenopausal depression (n = 24)
From: The role of cytokines and hot flashes in perimenopausal depression
Cytokine | Perimenopausal women with depression (n = 41) | Perimenopausal women without depression (n = 24) | P value, Mann-Whitney |
|---|---|---|---|
TNFα | 7.07 (1.79 to 18.10) | 3.99 (3.01 to 16.50) | 0.537, NS |
IL-6 | 1.89 (0.23 to 4.33) | 6.23 (0.95 to 22.10) | 0.900, NS |
IL-10 | 3.44 (1.08 to 12.00) | 3.18 (1.31 to 12.90) | 0.726, NS |