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Table 3 Association between Cesarean Section and Cytokine Secretion by CBMCs

From: Mode of delivery and cord blood cytokines: a birth cohort study

  

Adjusted ‡

Outcome

 

β*

p-value

IL-13

   
 

Media

0.9

0.08

 

Fel d 1

1.56

0.007

 

Der f 1

1.9

0.0006

 

PHA

1.82

0.002

 

LPS

1.38

0.01

IFN-γ

   
 

Media

1.24

0.02

 

Fel d 1

1.23

0.01

 

Der f 1

0.90

0.07

 

PHA

1.27

0.03

 

LPS

0.76

0.17

IL-10

   
 

Media

-0.66

0.08

 

Fel d 1

-0.51

0.42

 

Der f 1

-0.36

0.60

 

PHA

-0.11

0.88

 

LPS

-0.19

0.70

  1. *Change of one log10 pg/ml cytokine level in children born by cesarean section as compared to children born by vaginal delivery.
  2. ‡Foroutcome IL-13, model adjusted for maternal age, maternal atopy, neonatal birth weight, neonatal gestational age, and neonatal birth length.
  3. For outcome IFN-γ, model adjusted for maternal age, maternal atopy, and neonatal birth weight.
  4. For outcome IL-10, model adjusted for maternal age, neonatal gestational age, and neonatal birth weight.
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Clinical and Molecular Allergy

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