Table 3.

Association between low ALMBMI and high IL-6 concentrations (tertile 3)

IL-6	(a) Whole population		(b) No MetS		(c) MetS
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Model 1	2.28 (1.57–3.32)	0.000	1.55 (0.85–2.845)	0.155	3.17 (1.92–5.21)	0.001
Model 2	2.13 (1.40–3.25)	0.001	1.76 (0.89–3.47)	0.105	2.65 (1.53–4.61)	0.001
Model 3	2.14* (1.25–3.66)	0.005	1.57** (0.66–3.77)	0.309	2.91 *** (1.44–5.90)	0.003
Model 4	2.12 (1.24–3.63)	0.006	1.6 (0.67–3.98)	0.028	2.86 (1.41–5.81)	0.004
Model 5	2.18 (1.26–3.78)	0.006	1.58 (0.66–3.81)	0.304	3.167 (1.49–6.75)	0.003

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. Model 4: model 3 + high IL-10 concentrations (tertile 3). Model 5: model 3 + low IL-10 concentrations (tertile 1). ALMBMI, ALM-to-BMI ratio; IL, interleukin; MetS, metabolic syndrome; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; OR, odds ratio.

^*R² = 0.178, Cohens f = 0.22.

^**R² = 0.169, Cohens f = 0.2.

^***R² = 0.190, Cohens f = 0.24.