Association between PCSK9 Levels and Markers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Endothelial Dysfunction in a Population of Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Table 2

Levels of PCSK9, inflammation, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction markers in the 92 CKD patients and the 20 controls.

PCSK9 (ng/ml)
CRP (mg/l)	1.0 (0.3, 4.3)	1.0 (1.0, 2.2)
Fibrinogen (mg/dl)
IL-6 (pg/ml)	3.1 (1.9, 4.5)	0.8 (0.5, 2.6)
TNF-α (pg/ml)	1.9 (1.4, 3.0)	0.7 (0.1, 3.3)
8-epiPGF2a (pg/ml)	110 (92, 138)
ox-LDL (U/l)
sICAM-1 (ng/ml)	240 (200, 317)
sVCAM-1 (ng/ml)