FIG. 1.

Joint effect of CRP and plasma levels of endothelial adhesion molecules in predicting diabetes risk. Levels of CRP have been divided into three categories (<1, 1–3, or >3 mg/l); the distribution of biomarkers, including E-selectin (A), ICAM-1 (B), and VCAM-1 (C), was categorized into tertiles. The adjusted RR of diabetes among women in each category is shown relative to women with CRP<1 mg/l and with biomarker levels in the lowest tertile. The model was adjusted for matching factors, BMI, alcohol intake, level of physical activity, cigarette smoking status, the use or nonuse of postmenopausal hormone therapy, and presence or absence of family history of diabetes.