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Table 4.

Associations between inflammatory markers and common cancers

Inflammatory markers*	HR*^,^† (95% CI) Number of events
Inflammatory markers*		Breast	Colorectal	Lung	Prostate
log(IL-6), pg/mL	0.95 (0.54-1.65) 30	1.44 (0.90-2.31) 40	1.43 (0.91-2.26) 42	0.88 (0.59-1.30) 63
log(CRP), mg/L	1.32 (0.91-1.93) 33	1.44 (1.03-2.02) 41	1.64 (1.20-2.24) 42	0.94 (0.70-1.28) 59
log(TNF-α), pg/mL	0.70 (0.29-1.72) 31	0.90 (0.42-1.94) 39	1.67 (0.79-3.55) 39	1.10 (0.61-1.98) 64

Inflammatory markers*	HR*^,^† (95% CI) Number of events
Inflammatory markers*		Breast	Colorectal	Lung	Prostate
log(IL-6), pg/mL	0.95 (0.54-1.65) 30	1.44 (0.90-2.31) 40	1.43 (0.91-2.26) 42	0.88 (0.59-1.30) 63
log(CRP), mg/L	1.32 (0.91-1.93) 33	1.44 (1.03-2.02) 41	1.64 (1.20-2.24) 42	0.94 (0.70-1.28) 59
log(TNF-α), pg/mL	0.70 (0.29-1.72) 31	0.90 (0.42-1.94) 39	1.67 (0.79-3.55) 39	1.10 (0.61-1.98) 64

Log-transformed variables: the HR present the associations with the inflammatory markers related to a unit change on the log scale.

HR adjusted for age, gender, race, and site.