Table 4.

Bivariate Analysis of Log-Transformed Interleukin-6 Against Selected Characteristics

Characteristic	β	95% CI	p-value
Periodontal Status			0.06
Severe vs. None/Mild	0.38	0.07, 0.68	0.02*
Moderate vs. None/Mild	0.23	−0.02, 0.49	0.07
Gender (Female vs. Male)	0.07	−0.11, 0.26	0.43
High Blood Pressure (Yes vs. No)	0.16	−0.11, 0.43	0.25
Smoking (Current/Former vs. Never)	0.05	−0.13, 0.24	0.57
Age (yrs)	0.004	−0.01, 0.02	0.64
BMI (kg/m2)	0.03	0.01, 0.04	0.0005†
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	0.0001	−0.0008, 0.001	0.82
HDL (mg/dL)	−0.009	−0.02, −0.003	0.006†

CI= Confidence Interval

^*p < .05,

^†p < .01