Serum Levels of Interleukin‐6 and C‐Reactive Protein Correlate With Body Mass Index Across the Broad Range of Obesity

Abstract

The present results support evidence that obesity represents an inflammatory state. In morbid obesity, the correlation of only IL-6 and CRP with BMI, particularly in males, suggests that IL-6 may be secreted in an endocrine manner in proportion to the expansion of fat mass particularly in the abdominal region, with a corresponding increase in hepatic production of CRP.