Table 4 Mean values for gene expression for different cytokines in different groups. Calculated p value comparing the 3 study groups using the Kruskal-Wallis test, with a p value <0.05 considered significant
Group I (abortion) | Group II (no abortion) | Group III (successful outcome and abortion) | Kruskal-Wallis test (p value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IFNγ (Mean ± St.Dev.) | 0.294 ± 0.108 | 0.051 ± 0.021 | 0.102 ± 0.016 | 0.0001 |
TNFα (Mean ± St.Dev.) | 0.217 ± 0.053 | 0.060 ± 0.020 | 0.094 ± 0.018 | 0.0003 |
IL10 (Mean ± St.Dev.) | 0.124 ± 0.028 | 0.081 ± 0.040 | 0.107 ± 0.040 | 0.1632 |
TGF-β (Mean ± St.Dev.) | 0.124 ± 0.035 | 0.075 ± 0.034 | 0.092 ± 0.031 | 0.0894 |