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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2015 Apr 23;35(6):1520–1525. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.305452

Table 3.

Systemic Inflammatory Markers Based on Asthma Status

Variables	No asthma	Intermittent Asthma	Persistent Asthma
IL-6, pg/mL, log, mean (SD)	0.20 (0.66)	0.25 (0.67)	0.44 (0.61)^a,^b
CRP, mg/L, log, mean (SD)	0.62 (1.16)	0.85 (1.2)^a	1.19 (1.16)a,b
D-Dimer, ug/mL, log, mean (SD)	−1.5 (0.93)	−1.54 (0.87)	−1.28 (0.87)a,b
Fibrinogen, mg/dL, mean (SD)	345.2 (72.89)	355.7 (79.51)^a	378.73 (87.55)a,b

significantly different at the p<0.05 level compared to No Asthma group

significantly different from asthma not on controller medication at the p<0.05 level