TABLE 2.

Association between inflammation (CRP ≥5.0 mg/L) and appetite (n = 158). Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for moderate appetite (vs. (very) good appetite)—unadjusted (model 1) and adjusted for potential confounders (models 2–4) (binary logistic regression).

		OR	95% CI	p value
Model 1	CRP	3.25	1.01–10.44	0.047
	constant	0.13		0.001
Model 2	CRP	3.06	0.90–10.40	0.074
	Age	1.13	0.96–1.33	0.148
	Sex	1.52	0.57–4.06	0.408
	constant	0.00		0.074
Model 3	CRP	4.96	1.18–20.75	0.028
	Age	1.10	0.91–1.34	0.328
	Sex	2.05	0.50–8.48	0.322
	Waist circumference	1.01	0.96–1.06	0.770
	Leptin	0.93	0.86–0.99	0.037
	GDS	1.94	1.35–2.81	0.001
	Number of medications	1.12	0.89–1.42	0.316
	constant	0.00		0.199
Model 4	CRP	3.78	0.77–18.58	0.102
	Age	1.12	0.91–1.37	0.292
	Sex	1.92	0.43–8.45	0.390
	Waist circumference	1.00	0.95–1.06	0.867
	Leptin	0.93	0.86–0.99	0.045
	GDS	2.01	1.36–2.97	0.001
	Number of medications	1.14	0.90–1.44	0.285
	TNF-α	1.37	0.98–1.92	0.062
	IL-6	0.97	0.66–1.43	0.882
	constant	0.00		0.156

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; CRP, c-reactive protein; GDS, geriatric depression scale