Compared to the average AFC levels in the overall cohort of 14.0, AFC differed by -0.059 (95% CI: -0.117 to 0.244) for each SD increase in IL-6, 0.046 (95% CI: -0.119 to 0.217) for each SD increase in TNF-alpha, 0.115 (95% CI: -0.009 to 0.246) for each SD increase in CRP, and 0.174 (95% CI: -0.646 to 1.226) for those with versus without metabolic syndrome (Table 2). This evidence concerns the gene IL6 and metabolic syndrome.