Table 2.
Assay Range and Median Concentration of Participant Biomarker Values.
| White (n = 365) |
Black (n = 82) |
p |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomarker | Assay Range | Median | Assay Range | Median | |
| Blood serum soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6r) (pg/mL) | 10983.8–61276.6 | 32323.6 | 16498–49691.3 | 24140.6 | <0.001 |
| Blood serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) (pg/mL) | 0.22–11.08 | 1.6 | 0.46–11.97 | 2.13 | 0.0026 |
| Blood fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 163–621 | 321.0 | 213–520 | 362.5 | 0.0002 |
| Blood c-reactive protein (ug/mL) | 0.07–79.3 | 1.05 | 0.09–13.56 | 2.06 | 0.0064 |
Note. MIDUS: Midlife in the United States.