TABLE 6.
Relationships between Interleukin 6 (IL-6) and bone mineral content, with models controlling individually for fat deposition and distribution parameters
| Covariate | Overall* | MalesΨ | FemalesΨ | EA* | AA* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | β | p | |
| Total Fat | −0.03631 | 0.1997 | 0.01135 | 0.7535 | −0.12880 | 0.0102 | −0.07702 | 0.0311 | 0.01949 | 0.6438 |
| % Fat | −0.02899 | 0.3415 | 0.01673 | 0.6474 | −0.13858 | 0.0275 | −0.07265 | 0.0707 | 0.03145 | 0.4867 |
| TAAT | −0.01736 | 0.5488 | 0.02047 | 0.5990 | −0.08578 | 0.0836 | −0.03710 | 0.0952 | 0.03788 | 0.4061 |
| IAAT | 0.00659 | 0.8276 | 0.03932 | 0.2683 | −0.04371 | 0.4249 | −0.04152 | 0.1716 | 0.06398 | 0.2020 |
| SAAT | −0.01874 | 0.5145 | 0.01954 | 0.6032 | −0.09015 | 0.0817 | −0.06076 | 0.0542 | 0.03816 | 0.3905 |
EA=European American, AA=African American, TAAT=total abdominal adipose tissue, IAAT=intra-abdominal adipose tissue, SAAT=subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue
models controlled for height, tanner, sex and euradm
models controlled for height, tanner and euradm
Bolded values p<0.05
Italicized values 0.10>p>0.05