Inflammation but Not Endothelial Dysfunction Is Associated with the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Dyslipidemic Subjects

Table 3

Reference values obtained from 25 healthy young Colombian subjects.

Variable	Median (IQR)
FMD (%)	10.74 (7.9–13.5)
Nitrites (mmol/L)	29.8 (22.8–32.9)
IMT (mm)	0.31 (0.23–0.42)
CRP (mg/dL)	0.15 (0.12–0.17)
IL-6 (pg/mL)	1.21 (0.72–1.92)
IL-1𝛽 (pg/mL)	0.34 (0.23–0.8)
TNF𝛼 (pg/mL)	1.06 (0.53–1.59)
sVCAM-1 (ng/mL)	425.5 (374–584)
P-Selectin (ng/mL)	66.8 (52–85)

FMD: Flow mediated dilation, IMT: Carotid intima-media thickness, CRP: plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein, IL-6: Interleukin 6, IL-1𝛽: Interleukin 1beta, TNF𝛼: Tumor necrosis factor alpha, sVCAM-1: Vascular adhesion molecule 1; IQR: Interquartile range.