Table A4.

Coefficients from multivariate linear regression models of the relationship of BMI and WC with interleukin-6 concentrations^a by race and gender (N = 1046).

	White men (N = 410)		White women (N = 490)		Black men (N = 58)		Black women (N = 117)
	Coeff.	95% CI	Coeff.	95% CI	Coeff.	95% CI	Coeff.	95% CI
Weight status
BMI, kg/m2	.004	.002; .01	−.001	−.005; .003	−.001	−.02; .02	.001	−.003; .005
WC, cm	.01***	.01; .02	.02***	.01; .02	.01	−.003; .02	.02***	.01; .02
Perceived discrimination
Daily discrimination	.002	−.02; .02	−.002	−.02; .01	−.001	−.04; .03	−.02*	−.04; −.0001
Lifetime discrimination	.04	−.01; .09	.04‡	−.003; .09	−.06	−.15; .03	.03	−.01; .08
Socio-demographic background
Age, years	.02***	.01; .02	.01***	.01; .02	.01	−.01; .03	.01	−.01; .02
Education, years	.004	−.02; .03	−.01	−.04; .02	.03	−.04; .10	−.01	−.05; .03
Annual household incomeb	−.004	.03; .02	.005	−.01; .02	.03	−.14; .20	.02*	.004; .03
Health-related factors
Current smoker	.13	−.08; .34	.05	−.23; .13	.22	−.41; .85	1.6***	1.3; 1.99
Vigorous exercisec	−.07	−.23; .08	−.20**	−.35; −.06	.02	−.95; .90	.13	−.12; .38
Chronic conditions	.03	−.01; .06	−.002	−.03; .03	.08‡	.01; .16	.03‡	.01; .07
Aspirin use	.11	−.04; .25	.09	−.25; .07	.12	.59; .82	−.11	.35; .13

Source: Survey of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS II).

Notes: Coeff. = coefficient; CI = confidence interval; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference.

^apg/mL in serum, logged.

^b$ logged.

^cSeveral times a week, winter and summer.

^‡p < .10,

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001 (two-tailed tests).