Table 3.

Combined effects of calcium intake and sex, BMI or vitamin D intake on serum hs-CRP levels (mg/L)

	Calcium ≤451.6 mg/day (median)		Calcium >451.6 mg/day	p for interaction
	Adjusted Means (95% CI)		Adjusted Means (95% CI)
Men	0.42 (0.39–0.47)		0.36 (0.33–0.40)	0.220†
Women	0.31 (0.28–0.36)		0.30 (0.27–0.34)
BMI ≤22.9 kg/m2 (median)	0.26 (0.23–0.29)		0.23 (0.21–0.26)	0.784‡
BMI >22.9	0.48 (0.43–0.53)		0.42 (0.38–0.47)
Vitamin D ≤5.12 µg/day (median)	0.35 (0.32–0.39)		0.30 (0.27–0.33)	0.150§
Vitamin D >5.12	0.35 (0.31–0.39)		0.33 (0.30–0.37)

BMI, body mass index; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CI, confidence interval. ^†Adjusted for age, total energy intake, research groups, physical activity, smoking habit, drinking habit, total fiber intake, saturated fatty acids intake, vitamin D intake and BMI. ^‡Adjusted for age, total energy intake, research groups, physical activity, smoking habit, drinking habit, total fiber intake, saturated fatty acids intake, vitamin D intake and menopausal status. ^§Adjusted for age, total energy intake, research groups, physical activity, smoking habit, drinking habit, total fiber intake, saturated fatty acids intake, menopausal status and BMI.