title: [A nested case-control study in studying the relationship between interleukin-6, endothelin-1,E-selectin and the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6), endothelin-1 (ET-1), E-selectin and the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on a cohort study in which 2 589 Mongolians had been followed up for 10 years, a nested case-control study was carried out to analyze the relationship between IL-6, ET-1, E-selectin and the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average level of IL-6 (7.66 vs. 8.77 pg/ml), ET-1 (0.74 vs. 0.75 pg/ml) and E-selectin (17.96 vs. 18.32 ng/ml)were not significantly different between the case and the control groups (P > 0.05). Data from the logistic regression analysis showed that IL-6, ET-1 and E-selectin were not significantly associated with the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events. The multivariable adjusted ORs (95%CI) on the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events were 0.69 (0.41-1.16), 1.10 (0.66-1.85) and 1.19 (0.71-2.00) for the participants with IL-6>23.91 pg/ml, ET-1>1.33 pg/ml and E-selectin>24.43 ng/ml, respectively, compared with those having IL-6≤23.91 pg/ml, ET-1≤1.33 pg/ml or E-selectin≤24.43 ng/ml.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data from our study indicated that the levels of IL-6, ET-1 and E-selectin at baseline were not significantly associated with the risk of cardio-cerebrovascular events in people from Inner Mongolia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Qiuyan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
authors.forename: Fanlong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China; Department of Health Care, Xiamen Maternal and Child Care Hospital.
authors.forename: Guiyan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. Email: yhzhang@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yonghong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D019040:E-Selectin; D019332:Endothelin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6