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Table 4 Mean concentrationsa,b of various markers of inflammation in patients with Il-1RN*2 and positive CMV-serostatus compared to the others

From: Prognostic value of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism and cytomegalovirus seroprevalence in patients with coronary artery disease

 

IL-1 RA and CMV serostatus

 
 

- Il-1RN*2 and CMV-positive

Others

p-value

- CRP [mg/L] c

0.92

1.58

0.5

- SAA [mg/L] c

3.04

3.52

0.5

- Il-6 [pg/mL] c

2.19

2.43

0.6

- TNF-α [pg/mL ] c

2.37

2.53

0.6

- ICAM-1 [ng/mL]

456.6

537.1

0.08

  1. a = Adjusted for age and gender by general linear regression
  2. b = Arithmetic or if skewed c geometric means