Table 5.

Concentrations of plasma cytokines, leptin and IGF-I in patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema on D15.

Markers (Median (25–75 percentile)	Chronic bronchitis (n = 29)	Emphysema (n = 23)	p
TNF-α (pg/ml)	13.7 (10.5–19.8)	15.1 (10.5–20.1)	0.632
IL-1β (pg/ml)	3.9 (3.4–5.8)	3.7 (2–4.7)	0.273
IL-6 (pg/ml)	10.6 (7.4–14.1)	10.4 (5.8–16.2)	0.706
IL-8 (pg/ml)	17.9 (11.8–23.2)	19 (12.3–26.6)	0.612
Leptin (ng/ml)	15.6 (7.9–28.6)	15.7 (8.4–22.8)	0.847
IGF-1 (ng/ml)	112.7 (92.4–124.1)	84.7 (74.4–96.9)	0.000
Leptin/% FM	0.45 (0.27–0.98)	0.56 (0.25–0.81)	0.768