Table 2. Plasma apelin and hsCRP concentrations in patients with AS and the control subjects.

	Patients with AS		Control group (n = 32)	p value
	Mild-moderate AS (n = 34)	Severe AS (n = 34)
Apelin, ng/ml	490 (247-1074)	209 (97-453)	660 (378-1200)	< 0.001
hs-CRP, mg/L	0.40 (0.10-1.20)	0.75 (0.30-2.10)	0.20 (0.1-0.54)	< 0.001

Data are medians with range in parentheses. p values are from Kruskal-Wallis tests across the three groups.

AS, aortic stenosis; hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein.