The positive associations with free CML (β = 0.046; 95% CI 0.015; 0.077) and free CEL (β = 0.049; 95% CI 0.019; 0.079) were stronger after additional adjustment (model 3), while the association with PB-CML (β = −0.054; 95% CI -0.077; -0.031) was slightly weaker and the association with sRAGE was no longer significant (β = −0.027; 95% CI -0.067; 0.012). The gene discussed is CEL; the disease is chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.