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. 2021 Mar 18;16(3):e0248716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248716

Table 4. The concentration of adiponectin, leptin and IL-6 in the culture medium of epicardial and perivascular adipocytes, depending on the degree of coronary lesion.

Parameter Adipocyte localization Group 1 n = 39 Group 2 n = 20 Group 3 n = 25 P
1 2 3
Adiponectin, ng/ml EAТ а 12.36 (10.21;13.84) 10.47 (7.89;12.18) 8.10 (5.62;10.33) P1.2 = 0.022
P1.3 = 0.001
PVAТ b 11.25 (9.21;14.55) 9.38 (8.14;12.00) 9.23 (857;11.83) P1a.1b = 0.002
P2a.2b = 0.0014
P3a.3b = 0.003
P1.2 = 0.0011
P1.3 = 0.007
Leptin, ng/ml EAТ а 5.61 (3.95;7.00) 8.67 (6.35;9.92) 5.77 (3.98;7.17) P1.2 = 0.032
P2.3 = 0.0013
PVAТ b 3.96 (3.26;4.98) 7.95 (3.69;8.81) 6.96 (5.26;7.98) P2a.2b = 0.001
P1.3 = 0.0032
IL-6, pg/ml EAТ а 15.92 (13.22;20.16) 28.17 (25.31;33.69) 30.77 (20.10;37.97) P1.2 = 0.0041
P1.3 = 0.022
PVAТ b 8.33 (5.45;10.01) 16.92 (13.37;20.19) 15.53 (13.05;19.64) P1.2 = 0.0023
P1.3 = 0.0012

Note: P—level of statistical significance; P 1,2 –Groups 1 and 2; P 1,3 –Groups 1 and 3. Abbreviations: EAT–epicardial adipose tissue; IL-6 –interleukin-6; PVAT–perivascular adipose tissue.