. 2017 Sep 13;102(12):4435–4447. doi: 10.1210/jc.2016-3716

Table 1.

Results of Random Effects Linear Models Investigating Differences Between STS Activity and Status (Normal/Cancer), Adjusted for Sex, Age, and BMI

Variable	Samples (Patients)
	Unadjusted Model, n = 122 (n = 61)		Adjusted for Sex and Age, n = 122 (n = 61)		Adjusted for Sex, Age, and BMI, n = 84 (n = 42)		Adjusted for Sex, Age, BMI, and T Stage, n = 84 (n = 42)		Adjusted for Sex, Age, BMI, and Dukes’ Stage, n = 84 (n = 42)
	Change, % (95% CI)	P Value	Change, % (95% CI)	P Value	Change, % (95% CI)	P Value	Change, % (95% CI)	P Value	Change, % (95% CI)	P Value
Cancer^a	24.8 (12.5 to 37.0)	< 0.001	24.8 (12.5 to 37.0)	< 0.001	24.6 (10.3 to 38.8)	0.001	24.6 (10.3 to 38.8)	0.001	24.6 (10.3 to 38.8)	0.001
Male sex^b			−17.6 (−36.1 to 0.8)	0.061	−21.8 (−37.2 to −6.3)	0.006	−20.6 (−36.4 to −4.7)	0.011	−23.3 (−39.9 to −6.7)	0.006
Age			0.5 (−0.3 to 1.4)	0.266	−0.2 (−0.9 to 0.4)	0.502	0.0 (−0.8 to 0.9)	0.961	−0.3 (−1.0 to 4.7)	0.466
BMI					−0.0 (−1.5 to 1.4)	0.989	−0.1 (−1.6 to 1.4)	0.921	−0.1 (−1.7 to 1.5)	0.876
T stage^c
2							26.6 (−26.2 to 79.3)	0.323
3							15.4 (−34.4 to 65.1)	0.546
4							22.0 (−29.2 to 73.2)	0.400
Dukes’ stage^d
B									2.1 (−23.6 to 27.8)	0.872
C									−2.0 (−26.1 to 22.0)	0.867
D									−32.2 (−87.0 to 22.5)	0.249

The outcome used in modeling was log transformed STS activity, and estimates can be interpreted as approximate percentage changes.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval.

^{^a}

Reference was normal.

^{^b}

Reference was female.

^{^c}

Reference was stage 1.

^{^d}

Reference was stage A.