TNF and cholesteryl ester measurement: In multivariate model 1, higher Eotaxin at T1 (odds ratio [OR] = 1.016, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.002–1.030) and at T4 (OR = 1.012, 95% CI = 1.001–1.023), sCD40L at T4 (OR = 1.003, 95% CI = 1.001–1.006), IL-6 at T1 (OR = 1.015, 95% CI = 1.004–1.026) and T3 (OR = 1.018, 95% CI = 1.002–1.034) and TNF-α at T4 (OR = 1.117, 95% CI = 1.027–1.214) was independently associated with persistent CE.