Table 3 Association between Cu, Se/Cu, Zn/Cu and inflammation biomarkers.

From: The mediating role of inflammatory biomarkers in the association between serum copper and sarcopenia

Inflammatory markers

Beta

95% CI

P-value

Cu

 WBC

0.01

0.01, 0.02

< 0.001

 Neutrophils

0.01

0.00, 0.01

< 0.001

 SII

1.3

0.75, 1.90

< 0.001

Se/Cu

 WBC

− 0.72

− 1.1, − 0.30

0.002

 Neutrophils

− 0.58

− 0.94, − 0.22

0.003

 SII

− 78

− 136, − 20

0.011

Zn/Cu

 WBC

− 2.1

− 3.1, − 1.1

< 0.001

 Neutrophils

− 1.7

− 2.5, − 0.82

< 0.001

 SII

− 182

− 271, − 93

< 0.001

  1. Models were adjusted for age, gender, race, educational level, PIR, smoking status, drinking status, sedentary time, BMI, diabetes, hypertension, 24-hour energy intake.
  2. CI confidence interval.
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