Table 1.
Serum IL17 levels in diabetic patients with concomitant risk factors for coronary disease:
| Serum IL-17 level (pg/ml; mean ± SEM) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | n with Factor | n no Factor | With Factor | No Factor | Type III Sum of Squares | F | p |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 74 | 38 | 8.1 ±2.3 | 4.9± 2.1 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Hypertension | 94 | 18 | 7.1 ± 1.6 | 2.2 ±1.4 | 1628 | 8.7 | 0.005 |
| Smoking | 22 | 90 | 5.2± 2.1 | 7.1± 1.6 | 1289 | 3.4 | 0.04 |
| Male sex | 51 | 61 | 5.2± 1.5 | 8.5± 2.4 | 1201 | 6.4 | 0.02 |
| Obesity | 103 | 9 | 6.8 ±1.3 | 5.5 ±2.1 | 228 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| CAD | 73 | 39 | 5.7 ±2.3 | 6.6 ±1.8 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
CAD = coronary artery disease (angiographically)