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Table 5 Independent T-test of participants’ characteristics by IL-6

From: Inflammatory markers and bone health in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional overview

Variables

IL-6 (< 1.62 pg/ml) [53]

IL-6 (> 1.62 pg/ml) [33]

P-value

Age (years)

63.34 ± 4.86

63.00 ± 4.24

0.734

Weight (kg)

65.66 ± 10.05

70.00 ± 10.03

0.054

Height (cm)

161.66 ± 5.01

162.15 ± 5.49

0.672

BMI (kg/m2)

25.09 ± 3.47

26.69 ± 4.16

0.057

WC (cm)

77.59 ± 9.77

83.11 ± 11.88

0.021

Waist-Hip ratio

0.80 ± 0.07

0.84 ± 0.09

0.020

Spine BMD

0.94 ± 0.15

0.90 ± 0.17

0.343

Spine T-score

−0.99 ± 1.37

−1.32 ± 1.52

0.291

Femoral Neck BMD

0.71 ± 0.10

0.67 ± 0.09

0.035

Hip BMD

0.86 ± 0.12

0.81 ± 0.10

0.033

Hip T-score

−0.64 ± 0.98

−1.10 ± 0.82

0.023

Lean mass (kg)

39.55 ± 4.59

41.07 ± 4.18

0.117

Total Fat%

39.55 ± 6.37

41.65 ± 5.25

0.100

Ferritin (μg/L)

142.75 ± 107.04

143.12 ± 91.74

0.987

25(OH)D3 (nmol/L)

80.17 ± 24.14

74.85 ± 22.46

0.303

  1. IL Interleukin, BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, BMC Bone mineral content, BMD Bone mineral density, CRP C-reactive protein. Variables are reported as mean values with their standard deviation (SD). Number of participants [n]. Significant values are in bold text
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