Table 2 Pre-circumcision levels of soluble immune factors in the urethra and the coronal sulcus
Immune factor (pg/ml) | Urethra (median; Q1-Q3) | Coronal sulcus (median; Q1-Q3) | P value (inter-site difference) |
|---|---|---|---|
sE-cadherin | 111,927.83 (67,948.42-163,766.44) | 15,843.23 (4393.86-60,484.44) | < 0.001 |
IL-1α | 45.90 (30.48-78.39) | 361.12 (169.82-529.78) | < 0.001 |
IL-1β | 4.45 (2.07-11.07) | 9.09 (3.56-29.60) | 0.006 |
IL-8 | 871.51 (341.92-1703.33) | 33.87 (12.75-191.28) | < 0.001 |
MIP-1β | 13.71 (4.25-25.99) | 4.19 (2.10-6.82) | < 0.001 |
MMP-9 | 33,608.41 (6138.33-54,037.42) | 161.62 (52.28-1158.10) | < 0.001 |
Resistin | 2680.62 (691.89-4429.02) | 109.30 (44.28-911.86) | < 0.001 |
TIMP-1 | 23,836.69 (14,432.54-52,817.63) | 2155.23 (486.38-5018.20) | < 0.001 |
VEGF | 232.70 (103.21-640.80) | 143.94 (57.52-276.79) | 0.147 |