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Table 4 Distribution of inflammatory mediators (pg/mL) in AE-IPF and stable patients

From: Long-term personal air pollution exposure and risk for acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Inflammatory mediators (pg/mL)

Median (IQR)

Whole cohort (n = 93)

Patients residing in the Greater Athens Area (n = 51)

Patients residing out of the Greater Athens Area (n = 42)

All patients

(n = 93)

AE-IPF

(n = 49)

Stable patients

(n = 44)

All patients

(n = 51)

AE-IPF

(n = 32)

Stable patients

(n = 19)

All patients

(n = 42)

AE-IPF

(n = 22)

Stable patients

(n = 20)

IL-1a

3.2 (24.3)

3.2 (38.3)

3.2 (0.0)

3.2 (36.6)

3.2 (102.4)

3.2 (0)

3.2 (24.4)

3.2 (17)

3.2 (23.8)

IL-1b

2.8 (2.6)

3.2 (2.6)

1.3 (2.7)

3.2 (2.5)

3.2 (2.3)

1.4 (2.6)

1.1 (2.7)

0.9 (2.8)

1 (2.7)

IL-4

0.5 (1.1)

2 (11.7)

9.8 (25)

2 (13.3)

1.8 (10.8)

9.8 (29)

9.7 (19.3)

10.9 (19.2)

10.1 (23.5)

IL-5

7.8 (15.8)

2 (2.7)

1.6 (1.5)

1.8 (3.2)

2 (3.1)

1.7 (2.2)

1.6 (2)

1.7 (3.6)

1.5 (1.2)

IL-6

1.7 (2.2)

4.3 (9.7)

1.6 (2.4)

3.3 (8.9)

4.3 (13.9)

2.1 (3.4)

2.4 (4.5)

3.9 (6.6)

1.5 (3.4)

IL-8

2.8 (5.2)

10.9 (16.1)

5.1 (5.8)

7.3 (10.5)

10.9 17.3)

5.4 (5.3)

6.5 (8.9)

10.9 (16.5)

4.7 (5.4)

IL-10

7.0 (9.4)

4.7 (8.9)

4.0 (7.3)

4.4 (6.8)

4.5 (8.1)

4 (6.5)

4.5 (10.1)

5.8 (13.8)

3.9 (7.4)

IL-13

4.4 (8.1)

2.1 (5.4)

0.2 (2.0)

1.1 (5.4)

1.7 (5.2)

0.6 (8.8)

0.3 (2.6)

2.7 (11.4)

0.2 (1.3)

MCP-1

338.6 (186.6)

359 (232)

311 (169)

324 (209)

316 (232)

328 (177)

3701 (185)

432 (2601)

288 (185)

MIP-1a

16.0 (23.7)

17.5 (25.7)

10.4 (15.7)

16.9 (26.9)

18.1 (29.2)

11.4 (16.5)

12.2 (20.6)

12.9 (26.2)

9.9 (18.3)

MIP-4

555.0 (268.5)

543 (361)

564 (248)

615 (352)

608 (495)

593 (254)

504 (209)

502 (227)

527 (235)

MMP1

1691 (2189)

1998 (3459)

1185 (1746)

1878 (2711)

1938 (3394)

1690 (2306)

1476 (2053)

2032 (3414)

1067 (1192)

MMP7

2875 (8070)

680 (7644)

8156 (8229)

548 (8035)

548 (6729)

8227 (8612)

7904 (8070)

4755 (7690)

8084 (8097)

MMP9

71,941 (50,498)

74,697 (45,764)

61,817 (44,036)

76,638 (60,233)

74,331 (67,302)

86,489 (60,936)

59,883 (39,402)

75,441 (43,656)

57,949.5 (30,739.2)

TNFa

3.9 (5.1)

3.9 (5.5)

3.6 (5.2)

4 (4.7)

3.9 (4.1)

5.1 (4.7)

3.4 (7.2)

6.1 (7.9)

2.6 (3.9)

TGFb1

6847 (19,363)

7148 (24,161)

6202 (15,300)

7148 (23,122)

7226 (24,052)

5583 (12,605)

5990 (19,013)

6292 (29,717)

6481 (15,844)

OPN

25,581 (46,783)

31,149 (37,819)

23,534 (54,128)

23,539 (50,807)

25,124 (41,382)

15,113 (60,563)

27,263 (40,751)

39,117 (40,684)

25,620 (69,001)

  1. AE-IPF Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, IQR Inter-quartile range