Table 3. Comparison of mean inflammatory markers between obese and non-obese patients in T allele carriers and CC genotype.

Variable	IL-18, pg/mL	PTX3, ng/mL	hs-CRP, mg/L
TT+TC (n=120)
Obese	254.56±35.64	2.59±0.38	2.28±1.22
Non-obese	242.37±27.69	2.76±0.52	1.55±1.37
Mean difference (95% CI)	-12.19 (-23.77 to -0.61)	0.17 (0.003 to 0.33)	-0.72 (-1.19 to -0.25)
P valuea	0.03	0.04	0.003
P valueb	0.12	0.50	0.01
CC (n=60)
Obese	256.31±25.79	2.44±0.51	3.06±1.61
Non-obese	245.10±28.49	2.59±0.37	2.59±1.69
Mean difference (95% CI)	-10.68 (-24.63 to 3.25)	0.15 (-0.07 to 0.38)	-0.46 (-1.31 to 0.38)
P valuea	0.13	0.19	0.27
P valueb	0.41	0.53	0.29

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

IL-18, interleukin 18; PTX3, pentraxin 3; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CI, confidence interval.

^aUsing the independent t-test, ^bAdjusted for waist circumference, age, sex, and monounsaturated fatty acid using the analysis of covariance.