Serum level of high sensitive C-reactive protein and IL − 6 markers in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia in Ethiopia: a comparative study

Table 3 Factors associated with serum level of hsCRP

Factors	Unadjusted hsCRP (log Transformed)				adjusted* hsCRP (log transformed)
Factors	β	95%	CI	P	β	95%	CI	P
Group
Schizophrenia	0.37	0.20	0.54	< 0.001	0.29	0.10	0.49	0.003
Control	Ref.
Gender
Male	0.21	0.01 0.42		0.041	0.15	−1.08	0.38	0.206
Female	Ref.
Age
18–24 years	−0.45	−0.72	−0.17	0.001	−0.40	− 0.66	− 0.14	0.003
25–34 years	− 0.23	− 0.48	0.02	0.076	− 0.26	− 0.49	− 0.03	0.028
35–44 years	− 0.14	− 0.42	0.14	0.313	− 0.24	− 0.48	0.01	0.062
45+ years	Ref
BMI
Underweight	−0.53	−0.86	− 0.21	0.001	− 0.71	−1.02	− 0.41	< 0.001
Normal	− 0.40	− 0.67	− 0.13	0.004	− 0.40	−0.65	− 0.15	0.002
Overweight/Obese	Ref

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