Table 2.

Correlation between serum hs-CRP levels^a and background characteristics

Variables	r	P
Age	0.19	.01
BMI	0.42	<.001
ASTa	0.32	<.001
ALTa	0.37	<.001
GGTa	0.38	<.001
Creatinine	0.28	<.001
Estimated GFR	−0.22	.004
HbA1c	0.18	.02
HDL-cholesterola	−0.23	.002
LDL-cholesterola	0.19	.01
Triglyceridea	0.31	<.001

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BMI, body mass index; GGT, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

^a Values were log-transformed for analyses.