Table 4.
Mean (SD) raw scores of each quartile for each inflammatory marker
| Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sVCAM-1 (n = 872) | 647.3 (103.7) (n = 226) | 859.2 (46.2) (n = 226) | 1067.3 (74.5) (n = 226) | 1517.9 (284.6) (n = 194) |
| PAI-1 (n = 873) | 48.7 (9.8) (n = 226) | 70.1 (4.4) (n = 225) | 86.1 (5.3) (n = 226) | 112.5 (11.9) (n = 196) |
| SAA (n = 873) | 7.15 (2.93) n = 226 | 17.7 (3.2) (n = 225) | 34.9 (7.5) (n = 226) | 90.3 (36.9) (n = 196) |
| IL-12 (n = 873) | 0.85 (0.89) (n = 221) | 2.56 (0.25) (n = 222) | 3.47 (0.26) (n = 220) | 5.05 (0.98) (n = 210) |
| TNF-α (n = 873) | 0.00 (0.0) (n = 253) | 1.86 (0.32) (n = 190) | 2.84 (0.32) (n = 220) | 4.65 (1.1) (n = 210) |
| IL-10 (n = 872) | 0.92 (0.78) (n = 226) | 2.21 (0.19) (n = 226) | 2.89 (0.20) (n = 224) | 4.05 (0.74) (n = 196) |
| IL-6 (n = 872) | 2.61 (1.16) (n = 226) | 4.45 (0.39) (n = 226) | 6.05 (0.64) (n = 226) | 10.11 (2.67) (n = 194) |
| IL-1β (n = 872) | 0.76 (0.76) (n = 226) | 2.16 (0.24) (n = 224) | 3.12 (0.34) (n = 226) | 5.31 (1.24) (n = 196) |
| IL-8 (n = 873) | 10.36 (2.14) (n = 225) | 15.33 (1.22) (n = 223) | 19.99 (1.79) (n = 226) | 29.22 (5.05) (n = 199) |
| CRP (n = 873) | 0.20 (0.00) (n = 269) | 1.00 (0.009) (n = 184) | 2.40 (0.49) (n = 226) | 6.02 (2.6) (n = 194) |
PAI-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, VCAM-1 vascular adhesion molecule-1, TNF-α tumour necrosis factor alpha, CRP C-reactive protein, SAA serum amyloid A, IL-10 interleukin-10, IL-6 interleukin-6, IL-8 interleukin-8, IL-1β interleukin-1β, IL-12 interleukin-12p70