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Endotoxemia parameters of systemic inflammation in lean and obese women
| Lean women n=55 |
Obese women n=65 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LPS (EU/ml) | 0.5 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.5 | 0.006 |
| sCD14 (mg/ml) | 1.6 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 0.56 |
| CRP (ng/ml) | 8074 ± 6463 | 12283 ± 7929 | 0.005 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 2.4 ± 1.4 | 4.6 ± 3.3 | 0.002 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0.67 |
Blood was obtained at the time of admission for term elective C-section after overnight fasting. Data are means ± SD.
