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Table 3 Correlation coefficients between cytokine levels from VL-malaria co-infected patients recruited at Tabarak Allah Hospital, Sudan

From: Cytokine profiles amongst Sudanese patients with visceral leishmaniasis and malaria co-infections

Cytokine correlation

Coefficient rs†

TNF

IL-6

IL-17A

IFN-γ

IL-12p70

IL-13

IL-10

IL-4

IL-2

TNF

 

0.80***

0.63*

0.69**

0.66**

0.75**

0.59*

0.40

0.20

IL- 6

  

0.55*

0.68**

0.82***

0.68**

0.61*

0.27

0.13

IL- 17A

   

0.64**

0.68**

0.70**

0.14

0.30

0.20

IFN-γ

    

0.75**

0.78**

0.46

0.59*

0.39

IL- 12p70

     

0.85***

0.34

0.19

0.34

IL- 13

      

0.28

0.32

0.53*

IL- 10

       

0.14

0.12

IL- 4

        

-0.15

  1. †Spearman’s (rs) rank correlations were computed and statistical significance was considered when P <0.001***, P <0.01** or P <0.05*.