Table 1.

Assay ranges for biomarkers of systemic inflammation.

Assay	Assay Range†	Cut-point of clinical significance‡
IL-6	0.156 - 10 pg/mL12 minimum value 0.156 pg/mL	> 5 pg/mL
Fibrinogen	60 - 1200 mg/dL	Males: 200 - 375 mg/dL Females: 200-430 mg/dL
CRP	0.0175 - 110 mg/dL minimum value 0.015 mg/dL	≥2mg/dL

Note. pg = picograms. mL = milliliters. dL = deciliters.

^†Biomarker Project, 2004-2009 Blood, Urine, and Saliva Data (Ryff et al., 2011)

^‡Mayo Medical Laboratories (48)