Table 4:
Cross-sectional associations between quartiles of VAT and inflammatory biomarkers. Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: Ancillary Study of Body Composition and Adiposity-Related Inflammation (Exam 2/3), United States
| lnIL6 | lnLeptin | Resistin | lnTNF-alpha | lnCRP | lnAdiponectin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta (SE) | P-Val | Beta (SE) | P-Val | Beta (SE) | P-Val | Beta (SE) | P-Val | Beta (SE) | P | Beta (SE) | P | |
| VAT area | ||||||||||||
| Q1 | ref | <0.01 | Ref | ref | Ref | ref | ref | |||||
| Q2 | 0.17 (0.04) | 0.63 (0.05) | <0.01 | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.06 | 0.02 (0.04) | <0.01 | 0.34 (0.07) | <0.01 | −0.26 (0.03) | <0.01 | |
| Q3 | 0.30 (0.04) | 1.01 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.03) | 0.09 (0.04) | 0.56 (0.07) | −0.41 (0.03) | ||||||
| Q4 | 0.48 (0.04) | 1.38 (0.06) | 0.07 (0.03) | 0.12 (0.04) | 0.77 (0.07) | −0.50 (0.04) | ||||||
Models adjust for age, sex, race, education, height, smoking status (yes/no), pack years smoked, physical activity and sedentary behaviors