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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011 Apr 7;31(6):1430–1438. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.223768

Table 2.

Correlation between BMI, waist circumference, and hsCRP - MESA (2000–2002).

Correlation coefficient between: Males Females
ρ BMI, hsCRP 0.348 0.482
ρ Waist Circumference, hsCRP 0.365 0.438
ρ BMI, Waist Circumference 0.881 0.859
Scenario
If obese, likelihood hsCRP ≥2 mg/dL 53% 71%
If hsCRP ≥2 mg/dL, likelihood obese 56% 77%

All individual correlation coefficients were statistically significant at p<0.001.