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. 2013 Oct 24;8(10):e78594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078594

Table 6. Cox proportional hazard regression models showing baseline IL-6 and sTNFR2 independently predicted incident cancers.

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
(Base Model b)
(Base Model + WC)
(Base Model + Diabetes)
(Base Model + WC +Diabetes)
Baseline parameters HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
CRP, per mg/La 1.20 (0.99-1.44) 0.062 1.17 (0.96-1.42) 0.124 1.19 (0.98-1.43) 0.073 1.17 (0.96-1.42) 0.127
IL-6, per pg/mla 1.51 (1.18-1.95) 0.001 1.49 (1.15-1.91) 0.002 1.52 (1.18-1.96) 0.001 1.50 (1.16-1.94) 0.002
sTNFR2, per ng/mla 3.27 (1.65-6.47) 0.001 3.21 (1.61-6.39) 0.001 3.20 (1.62-6.29) 0.001 3.16 (1.59-6.25) 0.001
Lipocalin 2, per ng/ml 1.23 (0.79-1.93) 0.363 1.21 (0.77-1.90) 0.401 1.23 (0.78-1.93) 0.367 1.22 (0.77-1.91) 0.397

a Log-transformed before analysis; b Base Model adjusted for age, sex and smoking status.