IL6 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Analyses have introduced comorbidities such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and malignancy, high Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and higher levels of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), d-dimer, albumin and IL-6 as poor prognostic factors, especially in older males (2-5).