Table 8.
Association between serum IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, and IL-35 levels and the presence of CAP was assessed by univariate analysis and subsequent multivariate linear regression analysis.
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | 95% CI | P value | β | 95% CI | P value | |
| IL-12 | 0.343 | 0.257 to 0.430 | <0.001 | 0.120 | 0.023 to 0.217 | 0.016 |
| IL-23 | 0.417 | 0.334 to 0.501 | <0.001 | 0.156 | 0.052 to 0.261 | 0.003 |
| IL-27 | 0.370 | 0.285 to 0.456 | <0.001 | 0.114 | 0.010 to 0.219 | 0.032 |
| IL-35 | -0.374 | -0.459 to -0.289 | <0.001 | -0.160 | -0.254 to -0.066 | 0.001 |
| Male | 0.101 | 0.009 to 0.192 | 0.031 | 0.013 | -0.079 to 0.106 | 0.775 |
| Elderly | 0.125 | 0.034 to 0.216 | 0.007 | 0.142 | 0.062 to 0.222 | 0.001 |
| Overweight | 0.126 | 0.035 to 0.217 | 0.007 | 0.030 | -0.053 to 0.112 | 0.482 |
| Smoking | 0.072 | -0.020 to 0.163 | 0.124 | |||
| Drinking | 0.125 | 0.034 to 0.216 | 0.007 | 0.076 | -0.010 to 0.161 | 0.084 |
| Nondipper | 0.208 | 0.119 to 0.298 | <0.000 | 0.133 | 0.053 to 0.212 | 0.001 |
| T2DM | 0.121 | 0.030 to 0.212 | 0.009 | 0.019 | -0.063 to 0.102 | 0.644 |
| HLP | 0.171 | 0.080 to 0.261 | <0.000 | 0.074 | -0.008 to 0.155 | 0.076 |
| SAHS | 0.171 | 0.080 to 0.261 | <0.000 | 0.283 | 0.044 to 0.521 | 0.020 |
| Hypoxemia | 0.130 | 0.039 to 0.221 | 0.005 | -0.177 | -0.414 to 0.061 | 0.145 |
| CRP | 0.025 | -0.067 to 0.117 | 0.597 | |||
| tHcy | 0.131 | 0.040 to 0.222 | 0.005 | 0.032 | -0.053 to 0.118 | 0.455 |