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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2007 Dec;120(12):1054–1062. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.08.037

Table 5.

Number of Participants with Uncommon Inflammatory Conditions in Cases and Referents

Inflammatory Conditions Cases (CRP>10 mg/L) N=398 Referents (CRP <1mg/L) N=424
Connective tissue disorders 9 2
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis 3 0
Polymyalgia Rheumatica 2 0
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis 7 5
Vasculities 1 0
Inflammatory bowel diseases 8 4
Sarcoidosis 1 0
Acute Infections* 12 13
Recent surgical procedures or injuries* 4 4
Total† 46 28
*

Within previous month of the visit.

†

Chi square p=0.012 comparing total cases (46/398) versus total referents (28/424).

Out of 463 cases and referents, 65 cases and 39 referents were excluded because of prevalent CVD.

Values in the table are the number of participants with inflammatory conditions