Table 2.

Linear regression models relating AL to monocyte phagocytosis while controlling for demographic variables, DS status, MR status and the interaction of DS with monocyte phagocytic intensity. Data presented as beta weights.

	Model 1 N=217	Model 2 N=217	Model 3 N=217
Monocyte phagocytic intensity	0.20**	0.13*	0.31**
Age	0.25**	0.33**	0.32**
Sex (male=1, female=0)	0.18**	0.18**	0.20**
Race (non-white=1, white=0)	0.16**	0.18**	0.20**
Plaque levels	−0.07	−0.08	−0.07
DS (yes=1, no=0)		0.32**	0.25**
MR (yes=1, no=0)		0.01	0.02
DS* Monocyte phagocytic intensity			0.23**
R square	0.14	0.23	0.26

^**p < 0.01

^*p < 0.05