IL6 and rheumatoid arthritis: When separated into RA-CVD+ and RA-CVD− patients, both IL-1 β+ and IL-6+ cells positively correlated with S6Rp levels in CVD+ (r = 0.79, p < 0.01 and r = 0.77, p < 0.01) (Figure 4D,E) but not in RA-CVD- subjects (Figure 4F,G).