Table 2. Factors associated with IL-6 and CRP in the 83 HCV-infected women.

All HCV-infected women
	IL-6		CRP
	Unadjusted	Adjusted*	Unadjusted	Adjusted**
	% difference (95%CI), p-value		% difference (95%CI), p-value
Demographic Factors
Age (per decade)	16% (-34%, 101%) p=0.61	23% (-18%, 84%) p=0.31	37% (-27%, 126%) p=0.22	3% (-38%, 73%) p=0.90
Black (vs. Caucasian)	99% (-49%, 674%) p=0.319	54% (-37%, 279%) p=0.343	39% (-52%, 301%) p=0.544	40% (-46%, 264%) p=0.495
Hispanic (vs. Caucasian)	36% (-76%, 669%) p=0.731	71% (-48%, 466%) p=0.374	11% (-72%, 351%) p=0.879	18% (-67%, 329%) p=0.797
Metabolic Factors
Waist Circumference (per 10cm)	2% (-1%, 4%) p=0.14	0% (-2%, 3%) p=0.74	4% (2%, 6%) p<0.0001	4% (2%, 6%) p<0.0001
HCV-Related Factors
Liver Stiffness (per doubling)	31% (-1%, 74%) p=0.06	34% (8%, 66%) p=0.009	33% (4%, 70%) p=0.02	21% (-6%, 57%) p=0.141
HCV RNA (per doubling)	-20% (-27%, -12%) p<0.0001	-16% (-30%, 1%) p=0.06	-7% (-26%, 3%) p=0.17	-9% (-18%, 0%) p=0.05

^*Outcomes are log-transformed; results are back-transformed to produce estimated relative differences in inflammatory marker attributable to each factor. Estimates are from multivariable Poisson regression models.