Table 4.
Inflammatory variables.
| Variables | Without MetS n = 37 | With MetS n = 59 | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Med (iqr 25%-75%) | Mean ± SD | Med (iqr 25%-75%) | ||
| IL-6 [pg/mL] | 41.0 ± 26.3 | 34.8 (19.1–53.6) | 45.7 ± 41.4 | 38.6 (18.7–53.9) | 0.567 |
| IL-8 [pg/mL] | 56.1 ± 25.2 | 48.7 (38.3–67.1) | 57.1 ± 25.3 | 52.8 (38.9–65.4) | 0.769 |
| IL-13 [pg/mL] | 275.1 ± 85.2 | 269.0 (228.3–315.2) | 288.6 ± 87.4 | 269.0 (231.8–310.1) | 0.502 |
| TNF-α [ng/L] | 72.3 ± 28.5 | 73.4 (55.3–84.5) | 93.2 ± 43.2 | 86.1 (65.7–114.6) | 0.027 |
| HGMB-1 [ng/mL] | 36.3 ± 48.2 | 12.5 (4.6–44.1) | 68.5 ± 59.5 | 36.1 (11.0–128.3) | 0.011 |
| Adiponectin [μg/mL] | 4.2 ± 6.0 | 1.6 (0.8–4.2) | 3.7 ± 3.8 | 2.3 (0.7–5.7) | 0.798 |
| Leptin [ng/mL] | 5.8 ± 3.0 | 5.1 (3.4–6.9) | 6.4 ± 3.5 | 5.2 (4.3–7.3) | 0.333 |
| Adpn/Lep | 0.7 ± 0.8 | 0.3 (0.2–0.9) | 0.7 ± 0.6 | 0.5 (02.-1.0) | 0.655 |
| Ghrelin [pg/mL] | 2248.5 ± 2330.5 | 845.3 (290.3–4604.1) | 935.4 ± 1252.3 | 475.3 (192.8–1045.3) | 0.029 |
IL-6 interleukin 6, IL-8 interleukin 8, IL-13 interleukin 13, TNFα tumor necrosis factor α, HGMB-1 high mobility group box-1, Adpn/Lep adiponectin to leptin ratio, SD standard deviation, Med median.