Table 2.
Chest x-ray severity score and IL-6 values among patients with different adiposity indexes
| Abdominal obesity | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||
| n = 102 (47%) | n = 113 (53%) | ||
| Normal weight n = 74 (34%) | n = 57 (77%) | n = 17 (23%) | |
| CXR severity score | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 9.0 (6.0–11.0) | 0.094 |
| IL-6 values | 21.0 (8.0–100.0) | 140.0 (70.0–724.0) | < 0.001 |
| Overweight, n = 87 (41%) | n = 38 (44%) | n = 49 (56%) | |
| CXR severity score | 7.0 (3.0–8.0) | 8.0 (5.0–10.0) | 0.043 |
| IL-6 values | 41.0 (19.0–178.0) | 96.0 (45.0–328.0) | 0.046 |
| BMI-based obesity, n = 54 (25%) | n = 7 (13%) | n = 47 (87%) | |
| CXR severity score | 2.0 (0.0–4.0) | 10.0 (7.0–12.0) | < 0.001 |
| IL-6 values | 52.0 (27.0–169.0) | 222.0 (80.0–889.0) | 0.047 |
No abdominal obesity (Waist circumference < 102 cm for males, < 88 cm for females); Abdominal obesity (waist circumference ≥ 102 cm for males, ≥ 88 cm for females); Normal weight (BMI from 18.5 to < 25 kg/m2); Overweight (BMI from 25 to < 30 kg/m2); BMI-based obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). Chest x-ray (CXR); Interleukin 6 (IL-6) normal value < 10 pg/mL
Continuous variables as median (interquartile range)