Table 2.

Mean and percentage of difference in IL-6 supernatant levels (pg/mL) between monozygotic (MZ) unaffected twins of case subjects (surrogate case subjects) and matched control subjects (n = 39 pairs)



MZ unaffected twins vs control subjects


Mean difference,* pg/mL
Difference, %
P
Unadjusted   349.9   67.1   .04  
Adjusted for sex   363.4   69.6   .04  
Adjusted for sex and age
 
483.7
 
87.5
 
.02
 


MZ unaffected twins vs control subjects


Mean difference,* pg/mL
Difference, %
P
Unadjusted   349.9   67.1   .04  
Adjusted for sex   363.4   69.6   .04  
Adjusted for sex and age
 
483.7
 
87.5
 
.02
 
*

Geometric mean difference from log-transformed IL-6 levels.

Value obtained by using ANCOVA (SAS GLM procedure).

Age is modeled as a continuous variable.

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