Table 2.

Association between PAD2 levels and inflammatory markers in serum

	IL-6	IL-10	CXCL-8	MPO	MMP-9	Lipocalin-2
Before	rs=−0.12 p=0.49	rs=−0.04 p=0.84	rs=−0.08 p=0.64	rs=0.024 p=0.88	rs=−0.01 p=0.97	rs=0.014 p=0.93
After	rs=0.09 p=0.56	rs=−0.014 p=0.93	rs=0.19 p=0.25	rs=0.36, p=0.03	rs=0.32 p=0.056	rs=0.33 p=0.052
ΔSurgery*	rs=0.15 p=0.39	rs=0.10 p=0.54	rs=0.12 p=0.50	rs=0.35 p=0.039	rs=0.32 p=0.055	rs=0.51 p=0.001

Note: *ΔSurgery describes the increase from pre- to post-surgery blood levels. Statistically significant p-values are marked in bold.

Abbreviations: CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; MPO, myeloperoxidase; MMP, matrix metallopeptidase.