Figure 1
From: The association between sex-related interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and the risk for cerebral palsy
Plasma IL-6 concentrations in CP patients and controls. (A) Distribution of plasma IL-6 concentrations between total CP patients (85 patients) and total controls (75 participants) and between subgroups analyzed by sex. (B) Plasma IL-6 concentrations among spastic CP patients (58 patients), non-spastic CP patients (27 patients), and controls. (C) Plasma concentrations among term CP patients (56 patients), preterm CP patients (29 patients), and controls. (D) Plasma IL-6 concentrations among CP patients with PVL (17 patients), CP patients without PVL (68 patients), and controls. Each dot represents one patient and each bar represents the mean value. *P <0.05; Mann-Whitney U-test. CP, cerebral palsy; PVL, periventricular leukomalacia.