Effect estimates^* with 95% CIs based on regression analyses of the inflammatory markers per the unit of the covariates.

Abbreviations: BMI: Body mass index. WHR: Waist-to-hip ratio. All models were adjusted for age (per year). *Factor of the change in the inflammatory marker relative to the measurement unit in the predicting covariate (e.g. an estimate of 1.17 for FTO genotype in relation to hs-CRP is to be interpreted as a 17% higher hs-CRP-level per additional A-allele).