Table III.
Logistic regression analysis of the effects of clinical factors on plasma interleukin-37 levels.
| Univariate | Multivariate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Cut-off value | Adjusted β | 95% CI of β | P-value | Adjusted β | 95% CI of β | P-value |
| CAP | Yes | 0.377 | 0.219-0.535 | <0.001 | 0.195 | 0.125-0.265 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | Yes | 0.272 | 0.156-0.388 | <0.001 | 0.152 | 0.106-0.197 | <0.001 |
| Non-dipper | Yes | 0.293 | 0.180-0.406 | 0.031 | 0.123 | 0.088-0.158 | 0.129 |
| Age | >55 years | 0.244 | 0.127-0.361 | 0.058 | |||
| Sex | Yes | 0.041 | -0.061-0.155 | 0.459 | |||
| Smoking | Yes | 0.313 | 0.191-0.435 | <0.001 | 0.149 | 0.103-0.195 | <0.001 |
| Drinking | Yes | 0.048 | -0.071-0.167 | 0.752 | |||
| Obesity | Yes | 0.196 | 0.113-0.189 | 0.279 | |||
| T2DM | Yes | 0.155 | 0.056-0.254 | 0.009 | 0.088 | 0.064-0.112 | 0.021 |
| HLP | Yes | 0.137 | 0.034-0.220 | 0.026 | 0.063 | 0.052-0.074 | 0.049 |
| SAHS | Yes | 0.198 | 0.091-0.305 | 0.055 | |||
| Hypoxemia | Yes | 0.177 | 0.074-0.280 | 0.063 | |||
| CREA | >92 µmol/l | 0.257 | 0.143-0.371 | 0.004 | 0.102 | 0.071-0.133 | 0.012 |
| CRP | >6.8 mg/l | 0.134 | 0.031-0.237 | 0.008 | 0.061 | 0.050-0.072 | 0.023 |
| Hcy | >17.9 µmol/l | 0.124 | 0.022-0.228 | 0.017 | 0.051 | 0.039-0.063 | 0.046 |
T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; HLP, hyperlipidemia; SAHS, sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; CAP, carotid atherosclerotic plaque; CREA, creatinine; CRP, C-reactive protein; Hcy, homocysteine.