Table 1.

Clinical data and IL-27 levels in patients with CHD and those without CHD.

	All
	(n = 402)	CHD (−) (n = 193)	(−) vs. (+)	CHD (+) (n = 209)
Age (years)	67 ± 11	65 ± 12	<0.001	69 ± 10
Sex (men)	276 (69%)	116 (60%)	<0.001	160 (77%)
Hypertension	285 (71%)	119 (62%)	<0.001	166 (79%)
Hypercholesterolemia	207 (51%)	80 (41%)	<0.001	127 (61%)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	114 ± 31	111 ± 29	NS	116 ± 33
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	54 ± 15	58 ± 16	<0.001	51 ± 13
Statin	146 (36%)	48 (25%)	<0.001	98 (47%)
DM	100 (25%)	26 (13%)	<0.001	74 (35%)
Smokers	171 (43%)	68 (35%)	<0.01	103 (49%)
LV ejection fraction (%)	63 ± 10	64 ± 9	NS	62 ± 10
CRP levels (mg/L)	0.62 [0.30, 1.53]	0.51 [0.27, 1.24]	<0.005	0.80 [0.37, 1.74]
CRP level > 1.0 mg/L	145 (36%)	59 (31%)	<0.05	86 (41%)
IL-27 levels (ng/mL)	0.23 [0.15, 0.35]	0.23 [0.14, 0.34]	NS	0.23 [0.16, 0.35]
IL-27 level > 0.25 ng/mL	173 (43%)	80 (41%)	NS	93 (44%)

The data represent the mean value ± SD or the number (%), except for CRP and IL-27 levels, which represent the median value and interquartile range.