Table 2.
Logistic regression model of sex outcome, including age and serum inflammatory biomarkers, but not IL-6 assayed only in females.
| Variables in the model | Total (N = 270) | Controls (N = 216) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wald∗ | p values | Wald∗ | p values | |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) | 1.565 | 0.211 | 0.844 | 0.358 |
| Acute serum amyloid A (ASAA) | 11.163 | 0.001 | 9.16 | 0.002 |
| Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) | 0.092 | 0.762 | 0.518 | 0.472 |
| Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist | 0.945 | 0.331 | 1.562 | 0.211 |
| Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) | 0.182 | 0.669 | 1.437 | 0.231 |
| Soluble interleukin-2Rα (sIL-2Rα) | 4.032 | 0.045 | 3.813 | 0.051 |
| Soluble tumor necrosis receptor 1 | 14.409 | <0.001 | 10.721 | 0.001 |
| Age at entry | 4.037 | 0.045 | 1.924 | 0.165 |
| Constant | 10.724 | 0.001 | 8.257 | 0.004 |
∗1 df for each variable entered in block.