Table 3.

Percent skeletal muscle mass in subjects with and without inflammation

	hs-CRP < 3	hs-CRP ≥ 3	p value
			Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5
All sample	27.41 ± 7.69a	23.43 ± 3.12a	0.06	0.06	0.29	0.30	0.04*
Male	30.50 ± 8.19a	26.55 ± 1.79a	0.27	0.39	0.43	0.43	0.49
Female	22.11 ± 1.68a	21.73 ± 2.24a	0.71	0.90	0.02*	0.04*	0.99

Model 1: unadjusted

Model 2: adj. for fasting glucose

Model 3: adj. for fasting glucose, % total body fat and body weight

Model 4: adj. for fasting glucose, age, % total body fat and body weight

Model 5: adj. for glucose, BMI and waist circumference

*Statistically significant, p < 0.05

^aUnadjusted mean