Table 3.

Associations between the dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers as categorical variables

Categorical variables	High/normal	OR*	95 % CI	OR†	95 % CI
hs-CRP (>3 mg/l)	506/1958	0·94	0·82, 1·07	1·03	0·86, 1·17
IL-6 (>1·6 pg/l)	629/1845	1·12	1·00, 1·30	1·19	1·04, 1·36
Homocysteine (>15 μmol/l)	194/2280	1·50	1·25, 1·81	1·56	1·25, 1·94
Fibrinogen (>4·5 g/l)	80/2394	1·15	0·86, 1·54	1·08	0·78, 1·48

hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.

^*Adjusted for age.

^†Adjusted for energy, age, sex, BMI, smoking status, education level, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, blood pressure, use of oral contraceptives, anti-hypertensive therapy, lipid-lowering drugs and physical activity.