Table 2.

Univariate Predictors of Natural Log CRP

Predictors	Coefficient (β)	e(β)	Model P
Age (mg/L per y)	0.016	1.02	.113
Years since injury (mg/L per y)	0.017	1.02	.147
BMI (mg/L per kg/m2)	0.057	1.06	.049

	Mean Natural Log CRP	e(In CRP) mg/L	Model P
Motor injury level and completeness			.631
Cervical complete and ASIA grade C	0.971	2.64
Other complete and ASIA grade C	0.662	1.94
All grade D	0.586	1.80
Locomotive mode			.013
Motorized wheelchair	1.573	4.82
Manual wheelchair	0.603	1.83
Walk with aid	0.238	1.27
Walk without aid	0.509	1.66
BMI (kg/m2)*			.133
Normal (<25)	0.447	1.56
Overweight (25 to <30)	0.562	1.75
Obese (≥30)	1.125	3.08
Cigarette smoking			.547
Current smoker	0.657	1.93
Past smoker	0.839	2.31
Never smoker	0.491	1.63
Heart disease (past 10y)	1.246	3.48	.084
No heart disease	0.570	1.77
Diabetes	0.584	1.79	.793
No diabetes	0.693	2.00
High blood pressure	0.167	1.18	.029
No high blood pressure	0.866	2.37
UTI in the past year*	0.925	2.52	.205
No UTI*	0.539	1.71
Pressure ulcer*	1.181	3.26	.021
No pressure ulcer*	0.458	1.58
Cold (within 1wk blood draw)*	0.351	1.42	.452
No cold*	0.724	2.06

NOTE. Sample size is 63 unless indicated by an asterisk (n=60).