Impact of interleukin 6 levels on acute lung injury risk and disease severity in critically ill sepsis patients

Table 2 Distribution of plasma interleukin 6 levels in patients with and without acute lung injury and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Groups	Median IL-6 in pg/mL	Interquartile range
ALI	125.6	88.4-172.9
No ALI	48.3	32.1-72.6
MODS	142.9	102.4-196.7
No MODS	58.7	37.8-85.2

Data are mean ± standard deviation. ALI: Acute lung injury; IL: Interleukin; MODS: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome.