Among males, patients with MetS had significantly higher levels of IL-6 [median (IQR): 2.07 (1.25, 4.17) pg/ml vs. 1.22 (0.73, 2.66) pg/ml; P = 0.023] and hsCRP [median (IQR): 0.49 (0.40, 0.98) mg/dl vs. 0.38 (0.27, 0.75) mg/dl; P = 0.038] than subjects without MetS (Table 2). Here, IL6 is linked to metabolic syndrome.