Research Article

[Retracted] Association between Elderly Sarcopenia and Inflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-17: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Association between IL-17 and muscle quality index.

SMIGrip strengthGait speed
β(95% CI)β(95% CI)β(95% CI)

Model 1-0.263 (-0.101, -0.034)<0.001-0.174 (-0.511, -0.065)0.012-0.202 (-0.025, 0.005)0.003
Model 2-0.252 (-0.097, -0.032)<0.001-0.164 (-0.490, -0.056)0.014-0.193 (-0.024, -0.005)0.004
Model 3-0.212 (-0.064, -0.015)0.001-0.130 (-0.428, -0.002)0.048-0.169 (-0.022, -0.003)0.011

Model 1: unadjusted; model 2: adjusted for age and BMI; model 3: model 2 + prealbumin, hemoglobin, MNA-SF, and SPPB.