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From: One size does not fit all in severe infection: obesity alters outcome, susceptibility, treatment, and inflammatory response

Figure 3

Plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression differences at the initial phase of septic shock compared across the three patient groups. Compared with patients with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 kg/m2, overweight and obese patients had significantly lower IL-6 (P = 0.046) plasma levels at the initial phase of septic shock. P values were calculated by using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Error bars indicate interquartile range. *P <0.05.

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