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Table V.

Correlation coefficients of IL-6, TNF-α, CRP, NO and NOS with SAP, DAP, MAP and HR in CIH rats.

	Correlation coefficient (r)

Variable	SAP	DAP	MAP	HR
IL-6	0.572^b	0.439^a	0.640^b	0.530^b
TNF-α	0.673^b	0.519^b	0.436^a	0.448^a
CRP	0.397^a	0.418^a	0.607^b	0.528^b
NO	−0.568^b	−0.372^a	−0.406^a	−0.630^b
NOS	−0.473^a	−0.460^a	−0.524^b	−0.581^b

P<0.05

P<0.01. CIH, chronic intermittent hypoxia-hypertension; IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; CRP, C-reactive protein; NO, nitric oxide; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; SAP, systolic arterial pressure; DAP, diastolic arterial pressure; MAP, mean arterial pressure; HR, heart rate.