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Table 2: Serum levels of hsCRP in patients with IHD, MI, AP, and HT in relation to the tested MCP-1 -2851 (A/G) SNP. Legend: IHD: ischemic heart disease; MI: myocardial infarction; AP: angina pectoris; HT: hypertension; Sg.: significance; SD: standard deviation.

Estimated groups Number of subjects Genotype hsCRP (ng.m${\text{l}}^{-1}$) $\pm$ SD (men  + women) Compared genotypes Bonferroni's post hoc test ($P=$) Controls 37 AA $2.323\pm 2.4126$ AA : AG 1.000 25 AG $2.650\pm 1.9339$ AG : GG 1.000 5 GG $2.992\pm 4.7494$ AA : GG 1.000 Sg.: $P=.787$ IHD 142 AA $2.449\pm 2.6945$ AA : AG 1.000 93 AG $2.423\pm 2.2847$ AG : GG .022 28 GG $4.004\pm 3.8814$ AA : GG .018 Sg.: $P=.016$ MI 50 AA $2.573\pm 2.7242$ AA : AG 1.000 29 AG $2.503\pm 2.5237$ AG : GG .786 10 GG $3.682\pm 4.1514$ AA : GG .792 Sg.: $P=.494$ AP 83 AA $2.560\pm 2.6080$ AA : AG 1.000 40 AG $2.615\pm 2.5862$ AG : GG .003 22 GG $4.833\pm 3.9930$ AA : GG .012 Sg.: $P=.004$ HT 111 AA $2.375\pm 2.5071$ AA : AG 1.000 72 AG $2.308\pm 2.1775$ AG : GG .016 22 GG $4.054\pm 3.6638$ AA : GG .016 Sg.: $P=.013$