Table 3.

Comparison of IL-6, TRX1, and MIF plasma levels in the volunteer, postoperative, and septic group at baseline.

	Healthy (n = 18)	Post-OP (n = 28)	Sepsis (n = 15)
IL-6 (pg/ml)	0.0; 0.0–0.8	216.7; 48.8–360.5	577.7; 521.9–583.2
P-value	Healthy versus Post-OP: P < .001***
	Healthy versus Sepsis: P < .001***
	Post-OP versus Sepsis: P <.001***
TRX1 (ng/ml)	11.0; 10.0–12.1	11.3; 9.6–15.6	34.0; 19.7–57.7
P-value	Healthy versus Post-OP: P = .458
	Healthy versus Sepsis: P < .001***
	Post-OP versus Sepsis: P <.001***
MIF (pg/ml)	161.6; 148.5–214.0	156.4; 115.1–398.7	1821.1; 412.2–3708
P-value	Healthy versus Post-OP: P = .954
	Healthy versus Sepsis: P = .005**
	Post-OP versus Sepsis: P < .001***

Data are presented by median and interquartile range (Q1–Q3).