Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Obese Subjects: Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Play a Role?

Table 2

Comparison of levels of the examined inflammatory markers in the two groups.

	Total	Controls	OSAS	$P$-value
	($n=61$)	($n=23$)	($n=38$)
TNF-$\alpha$ (pg/mL)	$5.67\pm 3.32$	$3.94\pm 1.34$	$6.72\pm 3.72$	$<$ .001
CRP (mg/dL)	$0.52\pm 0.48$	$0.47\pm 0.5$	$0.55\pm 0.47$	$.125$
IL-6 (pg/mL)	$2.66\pm 1.19$	$2.36\pm 1.41$	$2.73\pm 1.14$	$.465$
Fibrinogen (g/L)	$2.63\pm 0.75$	$2.7\pm 0.65$	$2.59\pm 0.81$	$.616$