Table 5.

Sex effect on IL-6 concentrations in 85+ group

Age bracket (n)	Plasma IL-6 (pg/mL) (mean±SD)
70–85(309)	1.45 ± 1.79
M(161)	1.47 ± 1.58
F(148)	1.43 ± 2.00
85 + (225)	1.97 ± 2.24*
M(89)	1.83 ± 1.91
F(136)	2.06 ± 2.43**

*P < 0.05 vs 70–85; **P < 0.02 vs 70–85 F, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey′s post-hoc test