Table 2 Relation between cardiovascular mortality after 12 years of follow-up, and the 1st and 4th quartiles of concentration of the five biomarkers for inflammation evaluated
Variable | CV mortality Q1 | CV mortality Q4 | Χ2-value | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Osteopontin, n (%) | 19 (17.4) | 36 (33.0) | 7.03 | 0.008 |
Osteoprotegerin, n (%) | 20 (18.5) | 35 (33.0) | 5.89 | 0.015 |
sTNFr1, n (%) | 17 (15.7) | 37 (34.6) | 10.14 | 0.002 |
sTNFr2, n (%) | 23 (21.3) | 32 (29.6) | 1.98 | 0.16 |
TWEAK, n (%) | 30 (27.8) | 35 (32.4) | 0.55 | 0.46 |