IL6 and nutritional deficiency disease: Data identified reduced PhA values (odds ratio [OR] = 0.296 95%CI 0.093 to 0.946, p = 0.04) and increased levels of serum IL-6 (OR = 1.165 95%CI 1.028 to 1.321; p = 0.02) as independent predictors of moderate/severe risk of malnutrition, as shown in Table 4.