Table 2.
IL-6, hsCRP, FFA and adiponectin levels of MS and non-MS groups in the Uyghur and Kazakh populations.
| Uyghur | Kazakh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-6 (ng/L) | hsCRP (mg/L) | FFA (mg/L) | Adiponectin (pg/L) | IL-6 (ng/L) | hsCRP (mg/L) | FFA (mg/L) | Adiponectin (pg/L) | |
| MS | 30.86 (21.22, 43.89)∗ |
1.26 (0.79, 1.52)∗ |
0.57 (0.38, 0.80)∗ |
4405.54 (2524.4, 15964.34)∗ |
88.12 (44.20, 197.02) |
3.20 (1.70, 5.50) |
0.61 (0.48, 0.77) |
446.17 (103.03, 1796.71) |
| Non-MS | 23.32 (11.09, 31.81)∗ |
1.16 (0.79, 1.35)∗ |
0.45 (0.33, 0.65)∗ |
5724.58 (1824.22, 16388.89)∗ |
62.58 (14.20, 159.90) |
1.50 (0.60, 4.50) |
0.49 (0.34, 0.59) |
841.71 (298.80, 2716.31) |
| Z | −5.852 | −2.550 | −4.398 | −3.730 | −3.456 | −4.911 | −5.518 | −3.783 |
| P | <0.001 | 0.011 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Notes: MS = metabolic syndrome, IL-6 = interleukin-6, CRP = C-reactive protein, and FFA = free fatty acids.
∗Comparing the same index between the two ethnicities, P < 0.05.