Table 4. South Asians have higher muscle CD68 and lower CCL2 gene expression compared to Europeans.
| Marker | β | SE β | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD68 | 1.411 | 0.692 | 0.047 |
| CCR2 | 0.041 | 0.533 | 0.939 |
| MPO | −0.584 | 1.031 | 0.574 |
| TNFα | −0.284 | 0.408 | 0.491 |
| CCL2 | −1.099 | 0.521 | 0.040 |
| CCL3 | −0.037 | 0.735 | 0.960 |
| IL-8 | −0.651 | 0.795 | 0.417 |
| TLR4 | 0.585 | 0.700 | 0.408 |
| NLRP3 | 0.105 | 0.768 | 0.892 |
General linear model addressing the relationship between inflammatory markers and %FM in South Asians compared to Europeans adjusted for age, sex, BMI, HOMA-IR, fitness and ethnicity.