Table 2

Linear regression models to test the association of glucose with inflammatory markers

	Parameter	β	R²	95% CI	P value
HbA1c <6.5%	CRP	0.191	0.162	0.069 to 0.313	0.002
	LDH	0.186	0.135	0.052 to 0.320	0.013
	Ferritin	0.212	0.165	0.076 to 0.348	0.002
	Fibrinogen	0.125	0.137	−0.007 to 0.259	0.065
	Neutrophils-lymphocytes index	0.116	0.113	−0.043 to 0.276	0.150
HbA1c ≥6.5% and/or T2DM	CRP	0.208	0.096	0.070 to 0.347	0.003
	LDH	0.123	0.063	−0.029 to 0.277	0.116
	Ferritin	0.247	0.097	0.091 to 0.404	0.002
	Fibrinogen	0.153	0.092	0.020 to 0285	0.024
	Neutrophils-lymphocytes index	0.152	0.072	0.015 to 0.289	0.030

Adjusted by sex, age, BMI and Charlson index.
BMI, body mass index; CRP, C reactive protein; HbA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; LDH, lactic dehydrogenase; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.