Table 2.

Association between low ALMBMI and high CRP concentrations (tertile 3)

CRP	(a) Total population		(b) No MetS		(c) MetS
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Model 1	2.92 (1.98–4.29)	0.001	2.43 (1.31–4.51)	0.005	3.75 (2.23–6.30)	0.001
Model 2	2.85 (1.85–4.40)	0.001	2.80 (1.33–5.66)	0.004	3.23 (1.83–5.70)	0.001
Model 3	2.74* (1.61–4.68)	0.001	5.00** (1.97–12.57)	0.003	2.52*** (1.25–5.06)	0.010

Model 1: adjusted for sex and age. Model 2: model 1 + physical activity, morbidities, diabetes mellitus type II. Model 3: model 2 + TSH, albumin, HbA1c, smoking, alcohol intake, professional education years, total energy intake/day. ALMBMI, ALM-to-BMI ratio; MetS, metabolic syndrome; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; CRP, C-reactive protein; OR, odds ratio.

^*R² = 0.192, Cohens f = 0.24.

^**R² = 0.229, Cohens f = 0.3.

^***R² = 0.180, Cohens f = 0.22.