Table 2.

Serum IL-6 level at 6, 12, and 24 hours of injury

IL-6 samples	FES	Number of patients	Mean (pg/mL)	Standard error of mean	Difference in IL-6 level between both groups (t-test)
6 hours	Present	11	78.55	9.783	p = 0.374
	Absent	37	66.54	6.667
12 hours	Present	11	130.91	15.098	p = 0.000
	Absent	37	72.00	7.063
24 hours	Present	11	76.36	8.984	p = 0.316
	Absent	37	63.62	6.294

FES = fat embolism syndrome.