Basal CRP was significantly higher in people with RA than CON (RA: 2.3 ± 0.5 mg/l versus CON: 1.1 ± 0.3 mg/l; p = 0.038); while baseline IL-6 was higher in people with RA, but this was not significant (RA IL-6: 2.9 ± 0.7 pg/ml versus CON: 1.7 ± 0.3 pg/ml; p = 0.065). The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.