Non-high IL-6 group (<2.6 pg/mL) High IL-6 group (>2.6 pg/mL) Cardiovascular death 1 2 Non-fatal MI 1 1 Coronary revascularization 0 2 Stroke 0 4 Total 2 9 MI, myocardial infarction. Other abbreviations are as shown in Table 1

Table 2: Number of Patients Achieving the Study Endpoints.