Table 4.

Levels of IL-6 in different clinical groups

IL-6, pg/mL	Controls N = 207	All patients N = 310	p	UA N = 107	NSTEMI N = 111	STEMI N = 92
Median V Min; V Max	3.1 1.1–8.7	8.9 1.5–3640.0	< 0.001	5.6 1.7–855.4	7.5 1.5–220.0	19.1 2.4–3640.0

Abbreviations: IL-6 Interleukin 6, NSTEMI Non ST elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI ST elevation myocardial infarction, UA Unstable Angina, V max Maximum value, V min Minimum value, p (NSTEMI vs UA) = 0.108; p (STEMI vs UA) < 0.001; p (NSTEMI vs STEMI) < 0.001. p values < 0.05 statistical signifiance