| Patients, IL-10 <1.1 pg/ml (n = 1602) | Patients, IL-10 ⩾1.1 pg/ml (n = 1577) | p Value | ||
| Median age (IQR) | 66 (58–73) | 68 (60–75) | <0.001 | |
| Men/women | 1058/544 | 1118/459 | 0.003 | |
| Current smokers | 466 (29%) | 375 (23%) | <0.001 | |
| BMI | 26.4 (24.3–28.9) | 26.3 (24.3–28.9) | 0.92 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 176 (11%) | 234 (15%) | <0.001 | |
| Hypertension | 505 (32%) | 530 (34%) | 0.21 | |
| Previous MI | 419 (26%) | 444 (28%) | 0.21 | |
| ST depression at admission | 711 (44%) | 781 50%) | 0.009 | |
| CRP (mg/l) | 4.6 (2.5–9.2) | 10.6 (4.2–32.3) | <0.001 | |
| TnT ⩾0.03 (μg/l) | 1 005 (63%) | 1 182 (75%) | <0.001 | |
| NT-pro-BNP ⩾529 (ng/l) | 422 (43%) | 577 (57%) | <0.001 | |
| Creatinine clearance <50 | 281 (18%) | 381 (24%) | <0.001 | |
| IL-6 ⩾5 (ng/l) | 171 (10.8%) | 1 182 (44%) | <0.001 |
IQR (interquartile range), CRP (C-reactive protein), TnT (troponin-T), NT-pro-BNP B-type natriuretic peptide, IL-6 (interleukin-6).