Table 1 Comparison between patients and control subjects as regards hormonal profile and cytokine level

Estrogen level, pg/ml

1.84 ± 0.27

1.29–2.49

1.74 ± 0.2

1.42–2.27

0.12

Testosterone level, ng/ml

0.66 ± 0.34

− 0.6–0

0.58 ± 0.25

− 0.6–0

0.359

IL-10 level, pg/ml

1.3 ± 0.47

0.43–2.37

1.13 ± 0.48

0.36–1.9

0.19

IL-4 level, pg/ml

1.19 ± 0.511

0.30–2.45

1.1 ± 0.15

0–1.26

0.33

TNF-α level, pg/ml

0.24 ± 0.71

0–2.8

0.15 ± 0.52

0–1.18

0.6