Table 3.

Correlation of CRP^a with Continuous Covariates

	Pearson correlation		Partial Pearson correlation b
	r	P-value	r	P-value
Anthropometric
WHR	0.101	0.002	0.137	<0.0001
Metabolites
Glucose c	0.163	<0.0001	0.009	0.79
HDL	−0.070	0.03	−0.064	0.06
LDL	0.077	0.02	0.073	0.03
Triglyceridesc	0.260	<0.0001	0.161	<0.0001
Hormones
Leptin c	0.433	<.0001	0.202	<0.0001
Ghrelin c	−0.026	0.48	−0.051	0.17
Adiponectin c	−0.024	0.48	−0.021	0.54
Insulin c	0.275	<0.0001	0.122	0.0003
Insulin Sensitivity
QUICKI	−0.280	<0.0001	−0.108	0.0014
Lifestyle
Exercise (hrs/week)	−0.140	<0.0001	−0.077	0.021
Alcohol (drinks/week)	−0.033	0.32	0.040	0.23

^aAll correlations were calculated using log(CRP + 1).

^bPartial correlations were adjusted for age, sex, and BMI

^cVariables were log-transformed