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Table 3
Summary of SMDs and 95% CI of inflammatory marker levels in case-control analysis.
| | | hsCRP (mg/L) | IL-6 (ng/mL) | Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | TNF-α (pg/mL) | IFN-γ (pg/mL) | ICAM-1 (ng/mL) | VCAM-1 (ng/mL) |
| | SMD | 6.360 | 7.861 | 5.627 | 9.467 | 4.320 | 0.001 | 3.722 | | 95% CI | 5.76–6.96 | 7.40–8.32 | 0.65–10.60 | 6.45–12.49 | 2.32–6.32 | −0.25–0.25 | −1.46–8.90 | | value | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.00895 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | 0.49628 | 0.06611 |
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SMD, standard mean difference; CI, confidence interval.
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