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