Table 3. IL-10 levels and disease... | American Society of Hematology

Table 3.

IL-10 levels and disease characteristics (n = 159)

Category	No. patients	Median IL-10 (pg/mL) (range)	P value^3-150
β₂-microglobulin (mg/L)
<2	30	<3 (<3-42)	.001
≥2	112	6.60 (<3-70)
Previous treatment
Yes	91	3.27 (<3-64)	<.005
No	68	8.60 (<3-74)
Serum LDH level (IU/mL)^3-151
≥618	29	16.10 (<3-74)	.000002
<618	112	4.43 (<3-55)
Rai stage
0, I, II	131	4.29 (<3-64)	.001
III, IV	28	10.40 (<3-74)
Age (y)
<60	84	4.57 (<3-74)	.068
≥60	75	6.81 (<3-70)

Category	No. patients	Median IL-10 (pg/mL) (range)	P value^3-150
β₂-microglobulin (mg/L)
<2	30	<3 (<3-42)	.001
≥2	112	6.60 (<3-70)
Previous treatment
Yes	91	3.27 (<3-64)	<.005
No	68	8.60 (<3-74)
Serum LDH level (IU/mL)^3-151
≥618	29	16.10 (<3-74)	.000002
<618	112	4.43 (<3-55)
Rai stage
0, I, II	131	4.29 (<3-64)	.001
III, IV	28	10.40 (<3-74)
Age (y)
<60	84	4.57 (<3-74)	.068
≥60	75	6.81 (<3-70)

IL-10 indicates interleukin 10; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.

Using the Mann-Whitney test.

LDH of 618 is the upper value of normal at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.