Table 3.

Univariate linear regression of the change in RBP across visits and biomarkers measured at visit 1 (n = 18)

Visit 1 biomarkersa	Regression coefficient (β)	R-squared	p value
CRP (mg/L)	0.11478	0.03	0.54
AGP (g/L)	0.48651	0.02	0.60
IL-1β (MFI)	0.68066	0.13	0.17
IL-6 (MFI)	0.56949	0.30	0.03
TNFα (MFI)	0.73823	0.19	0.11

^aAll values in the regression model were natural log-transformed.

RBP, retinol-binding protein; CRP, C-reactive protein; AGP, alpha-1 acid glycoprotein; IL-1β, interleukin 1-beta; IL-6, interleukin 6; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha; MFI, median fluorescent intensity