| Obese (n = 41) | Controls (n = 39) | p |
Age | 43.44 ± 10.34 | 41.35 ± 11.42 | 0.21 |
Gender M/W (%) | 16.7/83.3 | 17.9/82.1 | NS |
BMI | 39.17 ± 7.35 | 24.38 ± 3.78 | <10−3 |
Tobacco (%) | 17.1 | 31.6 | 0.015 |
Hypertension (%) | 36.6 | 5.4 | 0.001 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 14.6 | 4.3 | 0.018 |
Diabetes (%) | 22 | 4.9 | 0.03 |
hs-CRP (mg/l) | 5.46 ± 4.8 | 1.63 ± 1.75 | <10−3 |
TNF α (pg/ml) | 6.99 ± 2.13 | 6.00 ± 1.60 | 0.028 |
IL-6 (pg/ml) | 2.78 ± 1.85 | 2.50 ± 0.84 | 0.3 |
IL-8 (pg/ml) | 9.38 ± 4.90 | 6.73 ± 2.37 | 0.013 |