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. 2020 Dec 12;73(7):e2034–e2042. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1650

Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Multivariable Linear Regression of Factors Associated With IL-1β

Unadjusted Adjusted
β-Coefficient (95% CI) P β-Coefficient (95% CI) P
HIV status .27 (.06, .47) .010 .30 (.07, .52) .011
Age (years)
 30–39 Reference Reference
 40–49 .24 (−.11, .49) .061 .10 (−.17, .37) .473
 50–59 .03 (−.25, .31) .837 −.11 (−.42, .20) .487
 ≥60 .04 (−.29, .38) .796 −.06 (−.42, .30) .746
Sex
 Female Reference Reference
 Male .32 (.13, .53) .002 .37 (.13, .60) .002
BMI (kg/m2)
 Normal (18–24) Reference Reference
 Underweight (<18) −.16 (−.52, .20) .379 −.26 (−.61, .11) .175
 Overweight (25–29) −.27 (−.53, −.01) .039 −.10 (−.37, .17) .469
 Obese (≥30) .12 (−.18, .42) .429 .36 (.04, .69) .030
Current smoker .18 (−.18, .42) .459 .08 (−.41, .57) .741
Alcohol use in past 12 months .13 (−.13, .39) .322 .01 (−.28, .28) .984
Hypertension −.13 (−.38, .12) .306 .11 (−.14, .38) .373
Diabetes .01 (−.46, .48) .964 .03 (−.44, .51) .887
LDL cholesterol >130 mg/dL −.34 (−.64, −.05) .024 −.42 (−.96, .11) .120
HDL cholesterol <50 mg/dL for males and <40 mg/dL for females −.15 (−.37, .71) .183 −.08 (−.32, .16) .526
Total cholesterol >200 mg/dL −.21 (−.48, .07) .139 .04 (−.46, .54) .871
Triglycerides >150 mg/dL −.01 (−.38, .36) .969 −.13 (−.52, .27) .524

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.