Body Mass Index (BMI) and Its Influence on the Cardiovascular and Operative Risk Profile in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients: Impact of Inflammation and Leptin

Figure 6

IL-6 levels in patients with (a) AHT () and (b) IDDM () compared to IL-6 levels in patients without arterial hypertension (no AHT/control (a), ) and without IDDM (no IDDM/control (b), ). IL-6 levels were significantly higher in patients with AHT ( vs ) and with IDDM ( vs ). Data are .

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