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Table 2 Akaike Information Criterion values‡ for Models with and without Interactions by Sex and Age in 9,867 Older Chinese Men (2,498) and Women (7,369) in Phase 3 of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (2006-8).

From: Childhood meat eating and inflammatory markers: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

  

All

Men

Women

 

Model †

Interaction by sex

Interaction by age

Interaction by age

  

with

without

with

without

with

without

White blood cell count

1

36632

36634

9662

9656

26958

26946

 

2

35981

35980

9565

9558

26417

26404

Lymphocyte count

1

17899

17901

4779

4774

13130

13111

 

2

17360

17365

4700

4692

12681

12663

Granulocyte count

1

31907

31905

8610

8603

23251

23241

 

2

31545

31542

8568

8561

22947

22936

  1. †Model 1 adjusted for age, smoking, parental possessions and education
  2. Model 2 additionally adjusted for body mass index and waist-hip ratio
  3. ‡A lower Akaike Information Criterion value indicates a better fitting model