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Table 3 CRP and IL-6 baseline levels in obese and non-obese subjects

From: First evidence for STING SNP R293Q being protective regarding obesity-associated cardiovascular disease in age-advanced subjects – a cohort study

 

Mean CRP

(μg/ml)

STD

P-value

Mean IL-6

(ng/ml)

STD

P-value

BMI < 30 kg/m2 (n = 1846)*

4.32

8.0

 

3.28

3.4

 

BMI ≥30 kg/m2 (n = 869)*

4.93

6.6

0.049

3.22

2.7

0.632

BMI ≥35 kg/m2 (n = 236)*

5.72

7.1

0.007

3.42

2.6

0.397

  1. P-value was determined by Student’s T-test. * For some samples, data on the level of inflammatory markers were not available (n = 54). Samples with a white blood cell count above 10,000/mm3 were excluded (n = 110)