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Table 3 CRP levels in patients with and without cardiovascular disease risk factors

From: The association of leptin and C-reactive protein with the cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome score in Taiwanese adults

 

Men (n = 720)

Women (n = 279)

 

Absent

Present

P -value

Absent

Present

P -value

Diabetes

0.76 (0.42, 1.67)

1.70 (0.55, 2.99)

0.044

0.82(0.43, 1.62)

2.42 (1.81, 4.06)

0.001

Hypercholesterolemia

0.75 (0.41, 1.67)

1.41 (0.81, 2.29)

0.002

0.82 (0.43, 1.64)

1.79 (1.15, 2.96)

0.013

Hypertriglyceridemia

0.74 (0.40, 1.65)

1.34 (0.76, 2.47)

<0.001

0.79 (0.39, 1.62)

1.46 (0.77, 2.09)

0.013

High LDL cholesterol

0.73 (0.40, 1.65)

1.14 (0.62, 2.04)

0.001

0.84 (0.40, 1.62)

1.21 (0.52, 2.76)

0.217

Low HDL cholesterol

0.72 (0.39, 1.53)

1.41 (0.67, 2.61)

<0.001

0.73 (0.39, 1.38)

1.06 (0.53, 2.14)

0.002

Hypertension

0.77 (0.41, 1.72)

0.78 (0.47, 1.68)

0.659

0.79 (0.42, 1.57)

1.56 (0.77, 3.72)

0.012

MS

0.72 (0.40, 1.55)

1.84 (0.87, 2.77)

<0.001

0.76 (0.39, 1.55)

1.33 (0.66, 2.81)

0.001

Ever smoked

0.76 (0.43, 1.70)

0.80 (0.40, 1.72)

0.291

0.83 (0.44, 1.69)

1.09 (0.85, 3.24)

0.279

Alcohol use

0.74 (0.41, 1.70)

0.80 (0.44, 1.72)

0.590

0.79 (0.42, 1.67)

1.05 (0.48, 2.00)

0.239

  1. P-values are based on Mann–Whitney U test.
  2. Data are displayed as median (interquartile).
  3. Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; and MS, metabolic syndrome.