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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Periodontol. 2018 Feb 23;89(2):219–227. doi: 10.1002/JPER.17-0319

Table 5.

Multivariate Analysis Assessing the Relationship Between Log-Transformed IL-6 and Periodontal Status

Characteristic β 95% CI p-value
Periodontal Status
 Severe vs. None/Mild 0.23 −0.03, 0.50 0.09
 Moderate vs. None/Mild 0.29 0.07, 0.50 0.01*
 Gender (Female vs. Male) 0.25 0.09, 0.42 0.004*
BMI (kg/m2) 0.02 0.006, 0.03 0.005*
HDL (mg/dL) −0.01 −0.02, −0.004 0.002*

CI= Confidence Interval

R2=0.41; F=<0.0001

*

p < .01