Table 4:

Comparison of IL-6 (ng/mL) between clopidogrel group and ticagrelor group

Groups		Clopidogrel group (n=100)	Ticagrelor group (n=100)	t	P
IL-6 (ng/mL)	T0	4.12±1.89	4.01±1.20	0.332	0.748
	T1	6.89±4.25*	5.17±1.88*	3.701	0.001
	T2	5.34±3.76*	4.18±1.54*#	2.855	0.005
	T3	2.87±1.55*#Δ	1.66±1.07*#Δ	6.424	9.645*10−10
F		37.801	84.566
P		5.7364*10−18	4.0025*10−42

Note: The measurement data in the table are expressed as (X±S). Pairwise t-test is used to compare between two different time points within the group or between groups. The comparison of multiple time points within the group is analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni test, represented by F. When P < 0.05, the difference is statistically significant.

^*P < 0.05, vs. T0;

^#P < 0.05, vs. T1;

^ΔP < 0.05, vs. T2