Systemic levels of inflammatory and of anabolic markers
| Hospitalised COPD patients, day 3 | Clinically stable COPD patients | Healthy elderly subjects | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are expressed as median (IQR). | |||
| CRP=C reactive protein; IL=interleukin; CXCL8=interleukin 8; IGF-I=insulin-like growth factor I. | |||
| *p<0.05 v clinically stable COPD patients. | |||
| †p<0.01 v healthy elderly subjects. | |||
| CRP (mg/ml) | 6.5 (3.4–15.9)*† | 3.0 (3.0–3.2) | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 3.4 (1.4–7.0) | 2.1 (1.0–3.3) | 1.8 (1.4–2.4) |
| CXCL8 (pg/ml) | 6.1 (4.5–8.3)*† | 3.8 (3.1–5.0) | 2.7 (2.1–3.1) |
| IL-10 (pg/ml) | 1.2 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (1.0–1.5) | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) |
| IGF-I (μg/l) | 104 (76–126) | 104 (97–128) | 148 (101–201) |