Table 3. Serum cytokine and acute phase reactants (APR) levels [median (minimum-maximum)].

	Group 1 (n=20)	Group 2 (n=20)	Group 3 (n=21)	Group 4 (n=16)
	CAD (+) P (+)	CAD (+) P (-)	CAD (-) P (+)	CAD (-) P (-)
IL-1β (pg/mL)	8.20 (3.80-24.00)	7.50 (3.40-11.10)	8.00 (3.20-18.00)	2.00 (3.50-11.00)
IL-6 (pg/mL)	2.20 (1.00-5.80)	2.10 (1.00-6.08)	2.00 (0.90-3.50)	0.50 (0.90-2.80)
IL-10 (pg/mL)	1.20 (0.10-7.00)	1.30 (0.08-3.80)	1.20 (0.02-3.20)	0.60 (0.90-2.30)
TNF-α (pg/mL)	0.50 (0.02-2.00)	0.40 (0.08-0.88)	0.50 (0.08-1.60)	0.30 (0.03-0.90)
hs-CRP (mg/L)	2.80 (0.90-18.00)	5.60 (0.90-49.40)	1.50 (0.90-2.90)	2.90 (0.90-12.15)
PTX3 (pg/mL)	2.90 (0.70-7.00)	1.40 (1.40-7.90)	2.00 (1.30-3.05)	1.10 (0.90-4.85)
SAA (μg/mL)	2.20 (0.10-7.10)	1.70 (0.40-4.20)	2.00 (0.60-5.18)	1.20 (0.20-4.60)

Mann-Whitney U test (with Bonferroni correction, p<0.0125)