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. 2017 Jul 28;12(7):e0182359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182359

Table 2. Associations between inflammation-, immune-, and metabolic-related markers and self-reported diabetes.

Marker Quantile (Q) Total (N) Self-Reported Diabetes N (%) POR (95% CI)a P-trend
Insulin Q1 193 0 -
Q2 198 4 (2.0) 1.00
Q3 216 11 (5.1) 2.3 (0.5–10.1)
Q4 211 31 (14.7) 12.2 (3.3–45.5) 0.0003
GIP Q1 196 3 (1.5) 1.00
Q2 230 12 (5.2) 4.0 (0.7–22.2)
Q3 206 11 (5.3) 4.2 (0.8–21.7)
Q4 186 20 (10.8) 15.9 (3.3–77.2) 0.0007
PP Q1 194 5 (2.6) 1.00
Q2 216 7 (3.2) 1.7 (0.3–9.9)
Q3 185 14 (7.6) 9.2 (1.9–43.8)
Q4 223 20 (9.0) 5.8 (1.2–28.0) 0.001
sIL-6R Q1 489 25 (5.1) 1.00
Q2 466 28 (6.0) 1.6 (0.6–4.4
Q3 373 24 (6.4) 1.3 (0.4–4.4)
Q4 485 43 (8.9) 4.3 (1.7–10.6) 0.003
CCL21 Q1 364 23 (6.3) 1.00
Q2 381 20 (5.3) 1.3 (0.4–4.6)
Q3 400 31 (7.8) 3.6 (1.2–10.5)
Q4 419 40 (9.5) 4.1 (1.4–11.9) 0.004
CCL20 Q1 521 22 (4.2) 1.00
Q2 311 22 (7.1) 0.7 (0.2–2.4)
Q3 376 25 (6.6) 1.5 (0.5–4.6)
Q4 356 45 (12.6) 4.7 (1.7–12.9) 0.005
sTNFR1 Q1 458 26 (5.7) 1.00
Q2 389 14 (3.6) 0.1 (0.0–0.6)
Q3 457 34 (7.4) 1.7 (0.7–4.3)
Q4 509 46 (9.0) 2.3 (0.96–5.3) 0.006
CXCL11 Q1 402 21 (5.2) 1.00
Q2 428 34 (7.9) 3.1 (1.2–8.5)
Q3 383 26 (6.8) 2.1 (0.7–6.7)
Q4 351 33 (9.4) 5.8 (2.1–16.2) 0.007
CCL19 Q1 405 15 (3.7) 1.00
Q2 368 26 (7.1) 1.6 (0.5–5.3)
Q3 354 28 (7.9) 1.3 (0.4–4.2)
Q4 437 45 (10.3) 4.7 (1.5–15.1) 0.01
sTNFR2 Q1 403 20 (5.0) 1.00
Q2 418 20 (4.8) 0.5 (0.2–1.6)
Q3 454 31 (6.8) 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Q4 538 49 (9.1) 2.7 (1.2–6.5) 0.01
CXCL10 Q1 505 25 (5.0) 1.00
Q2 419 19 (4.5) 1.4 (0.5–4.1)
Q3 418 29 (6.9) 1.5 (0.6–4.0)
Q4 471 47 (10.0) 3.2 (1.3–8.0) 0.02
CXCL6 Q1 383 19 (5.0) 1.00
Q2 378 29 (7.7) 1.1 (0.4–3.1)
Q3 402 31 (7.7) 1.0 (0.4–2.8)
Q4 401 35 (8.7) 3.3 (1.2–9.1) 0.03
Amylin Q1 371 19 (5.1) 1.00
Q2 152 6 (3.9) 0.8 (0.2–3.1)
Q3 147 11 (7.5) 2.8 (0.9–8.8)
Q4 148 10 (6.8) 2.9 (0.9–9.6) 0.04
sIL-RII Q1 464 24 (5.2) 1.00
Q2 482 24 (5.0) 1.5 (0.6–4.0)
Q3 388 26 (6.7) 1.9 (0.7–5.1)
Q4 479 46 (9.6) 2.8 (1.1–7.4) 0.04
Glucagon Q1 648 31 (4.8) 1.00
Q2 170 15 (8.8) 2.7 (1.0–7.0)
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - - 0.04
C-peptide Q1 197 9 (4.6) 1.00
Q2 199 8 (4.0) 0.9 (0.2–3.9)
Q3 209 9 (4.3) 0.09 (0.2–3.7)
Q4 213 20 (9.4) 3.5 (0.95–13.1) 0.05
IL-8 Q1 402 23 (5.7) 1.00
Q2 425 27 (6.4) 2.1 (0.7–6.0)
Q3 487 33 (6.8) 2.2 (0.8–5.9)
Q4 504 37 (7.4) 2.6 (1.0–6.3) 0.06
Leptin Q1 238 8 (3.4) 1.00
Q2 193 11 (5.7) 2.5 (0.5–12.1)
Q3 215 17 (7.9) 6.5 (1.2–36.6)
Q4 175 10 (5.8) 5.3 (0.7–41.6) 0.07
EGF Q1 517 50 (9.7) 1.00
Q2 381 27 (7.1) 1.3 (0.5–3.1)
Q3 495 29 (5.9) 0.8 (0.3–2.0)
Q4 425 14 (3.3) 0.4 (0.1–1.2) 0.08
CCL13 Q1 368 19 (5.2) 1.00
Q2 404 18 (4.5) 1.4 (0.5–4.5)
Q3 388 36 (9.3) 1.7 (0.6–5.3)
Q4 409 41 (10.1) 2.7 (0.9–7.9) 0.08
IL-16 Q1 624 47 (7.5) 1.00
Q2 295 15 (5.1) 0.6 (0.2–1.7)
Q3 307 20 (6.5) 0.9 (0.3–2.5)
Q4 343 32 (9.4) 2.0 (0.9–4.5) 0.08
CCL27 Q1 379 36 (9.6) 1.00
Q2 400 27 (6.8) 0.8 (0.3–2.2)
Q3 370 32 (8.7) 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Q4 420 19 (4.5) 0.4 (0.1–1.1) 0.09
CCL8 Q1 443 31 (7.0) 1.00
Q2 371 30 (8.1) 2.3 (0.8–6.2)
Q3 354 19 (5.4) 2.0 (0.7–5.8)
Q4 401 34 (8.5) 2.7 (1.0–7.6) 0.11
P-trend
CCL24 Q1 356 18 (5.1) 1.00
Q2 445 35 (7.9) 2.1 (0.7–6.3)
Q3 357 26 (7.3) 2.0 (0.7–6.1)
Q4 411 35 (8.5) 2.5 (0.9–7.1) 0.11
P-trend 0.11
GLP-1 Q1 619 30 (4.9) 1.00
Q2 202 16 (7.9) 2.1 (0.8–5.4) 0.13
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
P-trend
sVEGFR2 Q1 358 17 (4.8) 1.00
Q2 489 35 (7.2) 1.0 (0.4–2.6)
Q3 518 33 (6.4) 1.5 (0.6–3.9)
Q4 453 35 (7.8) 2.0 (0.7–5.3) 0.14
G-CSF Q1 996 59 (5.9) 1.00
Q2 433 31 (7.2) 1.0 (0.4–2.5)
Q3 389 30 (7.8) 2.0 (0.9–4.5) 0.14
Q4 - - -
IFN-γ Q1 1019 65 (6.4) 1.00
Q2 351 23 (6.6) 1.3 (0.5–3.0)
Q3 445 32 (7.2) 1.8 (0.8–3.8) 0.15
Q4 - - -
TNF-α Q1 443 20 (4.7) 1.00
Q2 402 33 (8.2) 1.5 (0.5–4.2)
Q3 442 24 (5.4) 1.1 (0.4–3.1)
Q4 541 43 (8.0) 2.2 (0.8–5.9) 0.17
CXCL5 Q1 361 18 (5.0) 1.00
Q2 417 35 (8.4) 2.6 (0.9–7.2)
Q3 333 28 (8.5) 2.1 (0.8–5.9)
Q4 458 33 (7.2) 2.7 (0.9–7.7) 0.17
PYY Q1 597 28 (4.7) 1.00
Q2 118 9 (7.7) 2.6 (0.8–8.8)
Q3 106 9 (8.5) 1.9 (0.5–6.9) 0.18
Q4 - - -
CXCL9 Q1 386 28 (7.3) 1.00
Q2 318 19 (6.0) 0.8 (0.2–2.4)
Q3 363 25 (6.9) 1.3 (0.5–3.5)
Q4 502 42 (8.4) 1.8 (0.7–4.8) 0.18
CX3CL1 Q1 1520 97 (6.4) 1.00
Q2 298 23 (7.7) 1.7 (0.8–3.8) 0.20
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CXCL13 Q1 332 18 (5.4) 1.00
Q2 356 27 (7.6) 1.3 (0.4–4.1)
Q3 375 31 (8.3) 1.3 (0.4–4.4)
Q4 506 38 (7.5) 2.2 (0.7–7.2) 0.21
IL-1α Q1 1489 93 (6.3) 1.00
Q2 329 27 (8.2) 1.6 (0.8–3.4) 0.22
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
IL-5 Q1 1572 102 (6.5) 1.00
Q2 246 18 (7.3) 1.6 (0.7–3.6) 0.24
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
IL-17 Q1 890 61 (6.9) 1.00
Q2 290 21 (7.2) 0.9 (0.3–2.5)
Q3 292 14 (4.8) 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Q4 346 24 (6.9) 1.8 (0.8–4.2) 0.31
IL-11 Q1 1179 84 (7.2) 1.00
Q2 390 30 (7.7) 1.5 (0.7–3.0) 0.32
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CCL15 Q1 340 20 (5.9) 1.00
Q2 386 23 (6.0) 0.6 (0.2–1.9)
Q3 380 27 (7.1) 1.1 (0.4–2.9)
Q4 463 44 (9.5) 1.4 (0.5–4.0) 0.32
IL-12p40 Q1 1477 95 (6.5) 1.00
Q2 341 25 (7.4) 1.4 (0.7–2.9) 0.36
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CCL7 Q1 1551 102 (6.6) 1.00
Q2 267 18 (6.8) 0.7 (0.3–1.6) 0.36
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CXCL1,2,3 Q1 479 35 (7.3) 1.00
Q2 354 20 (5.7) 1.0 (0.4–2.7)
Q3 482 32 (6.6) 1.1 (0.4–2.9)
Q4 503 33 (6.6) 1.5 (0.6–3.9) 0.38
SAA Q1 235 13 (5.6) 1.00
Q2 238 19 (8.0) 0.3 (0.1–1.1)
Q3 230 21 (9.1) 1.1 (0.4–3.5)
Q4 291 21 (7.2) 0.4 (0.1–1.3) 0.42
SCF Q1 841 61 (7.3) 1.00
Q2 335 22 (6.6) 0.6 (0.3–1.5)
Q3 393 31 (7.9) 0.7 (0.3–1.8) 0.43
Q4 - - -
IL-12p70 Q1 1534 96 (6.3) 1.00
Q2 287 24 (8.5) 1.4 (0.6–3.2) 0.44
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CCL2 Q1 423 24 (5.7) 1.00
Q2 408 32 (7.8) 1.0 (0.4–2.4)
Q3 451 28 (6.2) 0.7 (0.3–2.1)
Q4 536 36 (6.8) 1.5 (0.6–3.7) 0.44
IL-1β Q1 1350 86 (6.4) 1.00
Q2 260 19 (7.3) 1.2 (0.5–2.9)
Q3 208 15 (7.2) 1.4 (0.6–3.5) 0.44
Q4 - - -
sEGFR Q1 458 27 (5.9) 1.00
Q2 456 32 (7.1) 1.1 (0.4–2.9)
Q3 517 37 (7.2) 1.6 (0.6–4.3)
Q4 387 24 (6.2) 1.3 (0.5–3.3) 0.46
P-trend
FGF-2 Q1 1257 79 (6.3) 1.00
Q2 284 19 (6.7) 1.1 (0.4–2.8)
Q3 277 22 (7.9) 1.4 (0.6–3.2) 0.47
Q4 - - -
CCL11 Q1 377 23 (6.1) 1.00
Q2 427 25 (5.9) 1.4 (0.6–3.4)
Q3 455 32 (7.1) 1.7 (0.6–4.7)
Q4 599 40 (7.2) 1.3 (0.5–3.2) 0.47
TGF-α Q1 451 33 (7.3) 1.00
Q2 390 29 (7.4) 1.5 (0.5–4.2)
Q3 470 24 (5.1) 1.1 (0.4–3.1)
Q4 507 34 (6.8) 2.2 (0.8–5.9) 0.48
IL-6 Q1 1287 81 (6.3) 1.00
Q2 266 22 (8.3) 1.0 (0.4–2.3)
Q3 265 17 (6.4) 1.4 (0.6–3.4) 0.49
Q4 - - -
IL-1RA Q1 1411 92 (6.5) 1.00
Q2 407 28 (6.9) 1.3 (0.6–2.6) 0.50
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
IL-2 Q1 1392 86 (6.2) 1.00
Q2 426 34 (8.0) 1.3 (0.6–2.6) 0.53
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CRP Q1 214 8 (3.8) 1.00
Q2 287 17 (5.9) 1.3 (0.4–4.8)
Q3 359 26 (7.2) 1.3 (0.3–4.9)
Q4 383 29 (7.6) 0.6 (0.1–3.3) 0.53
GM-CSF Q1 1200 77 (6.4) 1.00
Q2 303 18 (5.9) 0.7 (0.3–1.8)
Q3 315 35 (7.9) 1.5 (0.6–3.4) 0.56
Q4 - - -
TSLP Q1 1243 89 (7.2) 1.00
Q2 326 25 (7.7) 0.8 (0.3–1.8) 0.57
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
VEGF Q1 675 40 (5.9) 1.00
Q2 339 30 (8.9) 1.5 (0.6–4.0)
Q3 360 22 (6.1) 1.2 (0.5–3.0)
Q4 444 28 (6.4) 0.7 (0.3–1.9) 0.63
SAP Q1 190 10 (5.3) 1.00
Q2 216 18 (8.3) 2.4 (0.5–12.4)
Q3 248 15 (6.1) 2.2 (0.5–10.0)
Q4 340 31 (9.1) 0.9 (0.2–3.9) 0.69
CCL17 Q1 322 40 (12.5) 1.00
Q2 351 17 (4.8) 0.3 (0.1–1.0)
Q3 423 25 (5.9) 0.5 (0.2–1.3)
Q4 473 32 (6.8) 0.8 (0.3–2.3) 0.70
sGP130 Q1 455 19 (4.2) 1.00
Q2 449 29 (6.5) 1.0 (0.4–2.7)
Q3 454 35 (7.7) 0.9 (0.3–2.4)
Q4 460 37 (8.1) 1.3 (0.5–3.5) 0.71
CCL3 Q1 1565 106 (6.8) 1.00
Q2 253 14 (5.6) 0.9 (0.4–2.1)
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - - 0.74
IL-10 Q1 1337 85 (6.4) 1.00
Q2 283 22 (7.8) 1.0 (0.4–2.3)
Q3 198 13 (6.6) 1.2 (0.5–3.0)
Q4 - - - 0.76
TRAIL Q1 418 32 (7.7) 1.00
Q2 320 31 (9.8) 0.8 (0.3–2.0)
Q3 417 20 (4.8) 0.4 (0.2–1.1)
Q4 414 31 (7.5) 1.0 (0.4–2.6) 0.78
IL-4 Q1 1407 93 (6.6) 1.00
Q2 411 27 (6.6) 1.1 (0.5–2.5) 0.78
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
P-trend
IL-7 Q1 1383 93 (6.7) 1.00
Q2 435 27 (6.2) 0.9 (0.4–2.1) 0.79
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
sVEGFR3 Q1 447 23 (5.2) 1.00
Q2 468 31 (6.6) 1.0 (0.4–2.8)
Q3 441 35 (8.0) 1.7 (0.7–4.3)
Q4 462 31 (6.7) 0.9 (0.3–2.8) 0.83
CCL22 Q1 416 36 (8.7) 1.00
Q2 402 28 (7.0) 1.0 (0.4–2.5)
Q3 434 21 (4.9) 0.9 (0.4–2.3)
Q4 566 35 (6.2) 0.9 (0.3–2.5) 0.85
IL-15 Q1 1489 98 (6.6) 1.00
Q2 329 22 (6.7) 1.1 (0.5–2.3) 0.86
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CXCL12 Q1 381 29 (7.6) 1.00
Q2 441 31 (7.1) 0.7 (0.2–2.2)
Q3 401 25 (6.3) 0.5 (0.2–1.4)
Q4 346 29 (8.4) 1.3 (0.5–3.2) 0.86
IFN-α2 Q1 1479 103 (6.5) 1.00
Q2 239 17 (7.1) 1.1 (0.4–2.6) 0.88
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
CCL4 Q1 517 40 (7.8) 1.00
Q2 400 25 (6.3) 0.6 (0.2–1.6)
Q3 429 24 (5.6) 0.5 (0.2–1.4)
Q4 472 31 (6.6) 1.1 (0.5–2.8) 0.90
TPO Q1 990 75 (7.6) 1.00
Q2 286 11 (3.9) 1.0 (0.3–2.9)
Q3 293 28 (9.6) 1.1 (0.4–2.7) 0.91
Q4 - - -
IL-29 Q1 1327 95 (7.2) 1.00
Q2 242 19 (7.9) 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 0.92
Q3 - - -
Q4 - - -
sIL-4R Q1 478 35 (7.4) 1.00
Q2 419 26 (6.2) 0.6 (0.2–1.5)
Q3 430 32 (7.4) 1.9 (0.8–4.8)
Q4 491 27 (5.5) 0.6 (0.3–1.6) 0.93
TNF-β Q1 1353 88 (6.5) 1.00
Q2 239 17 (7.1) 1.1 (0.5–2.7)
Q3 226 15 (6.6) 1.0 (0.4–2.5) 0.93
Q4 - - -
sCD40L Q1 254 21 (8.3) 1.00
Q2 244 19 (7.8) 1.5 (0.5–5.0)
Q3 1320 80 (6.1) 1.1 (0.5–2.8) 0.94
Q4 - - -
IL-33 Q1 1226 81 (6.6) 1
Q2 343 33 (9.6) 1.0 (0.4–2.2) 0.99
Q3 - - -

Markers in bold, including metabolic-related markers, retained statistical significance of associations with self-reported diabetes with a false discovery rate <5% (P≤0.002).

aAdjusted for smoking, age at blood draw, gender, BMI, year of blood draw and study of origin

Abbreviations: EGF, epidermal growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; FGF-2, basic fibroblast growth factor; CCL, chemokine C-C motif ligand; CXCL, chemokine C-X-C motif ligand; IL, interleukin; R, receptor; sVEGFR, soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor; sTNFR, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor; PP, pancreatic polypeptide; sIL-R, soluble interleukin receptor; TRAIL, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand; GIP, gastric inhibitory polypeptide; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; sEGFR, soluble epidermal growth factor receptor; IFN, interferon; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin; TPO, thrombopoietin; sGP130, soluble gp130; sCD40L, soluble CD40 ligand; SAP, serum amyloid P; TGF, transforming growth factor; PYY, peptide YY; SCF, stem cell factor; SAA, serum amyloid A; GLP, glucagon-like peptide; POR, prevalence odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Q, quantile.