Research Article

Association between Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphism (rs1800795 and rs1800796) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population: A Case-Control Study in the Ho Municipality

Table 6

Generalised linear model analysis of the effect of IL-6 polymorphism on serum levels of IL-6 protein.

ParameterCoefficient95% confidence intervalPartial eta squared value
Lower boundUpper bound

Intercept12.9282.8784.04221.8140.0590.005
Age (years)0.044-0.854-0.1470.0590.0050.395
Dietary sugar intake1.4562.10.0852.8280.0320.038
Educational status0.4740.825-0.6621.610.0050.411
Work status1.4591.315-0.7363.6550.0130.191
Exercise status-2.674-2.957-4.462-0.8860.0620.004
TC-0.269-0.643-1.0960.5580.0030.521
TG-4.347-0.771-15.5016.8080.0040.442
HDL-C-0.423-0.361-2.7411.8950.0010.719
VLDL-C7.3060.592-17.10631.7180.0030.555
rs1800796-1.768-2.019-3.501-0.0360.0300.046

TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-C: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. is significant. Significant values are marked in bold.