Association of Plasma Circulatory Markers, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein in Coronary Artery Disease Patients of India

Table 2

Evaluation of plasma circulatory markers in coronary artery disease patients and controls.

Plasma circulatory markers	CAD patients (𝑛=192)	Controls (𝑛=192)	P-value
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
IL-4 (pg/mL)	1.29±0.17	0.97±0.12	<.001*
IL-8 (pg/mL)	3.27±0.31	2.36±0.22	<.001*
IL-10 (pg/mL)	1.83±0.16	1.95±0.19	<.001*
IL-13 (pg/mL)	4.81±0.28	4.25±0.27	.004*
IFN-𝜆 (pg/mL)	1.58±0.14	1.55±0.16	<.001*
ICAM-1 (ng/mL)	14.38±1.16	13.12±1.11	<.001*
VCAM-1 (ng/mL)	73.91±6.71	54.24±4.84	<.001*

CAD: coronary artery disease;*: significant; SD: standard deviation; IL: interleukin; ng: nanogram; pg: pikogram; mL: mililiter; IFN: interferon; ICAM: intercellular adhesion molecule; VCAM: vascular adhesion molecule.