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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med Sci. 2014 May;347(5):357–363. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31829555f0

Table 2.

Study variables by cohort and hsCRP group.

Mean (SD) or Geometric Mean [1st quartile, 3rd quartile]
Adult Adolescent

Low (hsCRP ≤ 1) Middle (1 < hsCRP ≤ 3) High (hsCRP > 3) p Low (hsCRP ≤ 1) Middle (1 < hsCRP ≤ 3) High (hsCRP > 3) p
Variable (N = 159) (N = 160) (N = 165) (N = 165) (N = 71) (N = 46)
hsCRP (mg/dl) 0.49 [0.30, 0.90] 1.74 [1.40, 2.20] 5.17 [3.90, 6.50] 0.32 [0.20, 0.60] 1.79 [1.40, 2.30] 5.19 [3.80, 6.90]
Waist Circumference (cm) 87.98 [80.00, 96.00] 98.16 [89.00, 109.00] 104.93 [92.99, 117.50] <.001 79.58 [70.10, 87.50] 94.39 [87.00, 107.50] 104.15 [93.00, 119.40] <.001
BMI (kg/m2) 26.87 [23.06, 30.34] 30.72 [26.78, 35.23] 34.68 [28.80, 40.78] <.001 25.24 [21.10, 29.17] 31.84 [27.83, 36.28] 36.37 [32.69, 43.06] <.001
SBP (mmHg)[ 118.56 [109.0, 128.0] 122.86 [112.00, 133.50] 120.60 [110.0, 130.0] 0.089 111.98 [105.0, 119.3] 114.16 [106.33, 122.67] 114.85 [106.7, 121.3] 0.211
DBP (mmHg) 73.30 [64.00, 82.00] 77.17 [70.00, 84.00] 73.21 [66.00, 80.00] 0.005 62.25 [57.67, 68.00] 62.45 [57.67, 67.00] 63.20 [58.67, 67.00] 0.794
HDL (mg/dl) 50.51 (14.59) 48.68 (15.39) 44.78 (13.75) 0.003 55.16 (12.35) 48.86 (12.59) 49.37 (11.83) 0.001
LDL (mg/dl) 104.17 (29.48) 110.73 (26.89) 110.52 (30.69) 0.114 85.94 (23.80) 91.15 (27.77) 94.39 (33.44) 0.218
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 169.43 (31.67) 176.30 (29.55) 172.56 (35.62) 0.200 153.93 (27.67) 155.23 (31.27) 159.11 (35.31) 0.713
Triglycerides (mg/dl) 65.74 [48.00, 87.00] 76.86 [52.00, 106.50] 74.81 [54.00, 97.00] 0.016 57.46 [44.00, 71.00] 67.00 [49.00, 88.00] 70.23 [54.00, 97.00] 0.003
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl) 99.45 (11.81) 103.34 (15.60) 108.04 (25.29) <.001 95.98 (8.69) 96.54 (7.80) 100.80 (17.14) 0.257
Composite ISI 7.61 [5.11, 11.98] 6.30 [3.77, 11.32] 4.98 [2.88, 8.86] <.001 5.78 [3.91, 8.49] 4.15 [2.64, 7.02] 3.13 [2.10, 5.11] <.001
HOMA 1.22 [0.76, 1.70] 1.50 [0.83, 2.45] 2.01 [1.02, 3.67] <.001 1.46 [0.94, 2.12] 2.33 [1.32, 3.63] 3.13 [1.97, 5.28] <.001
UAE (mg/gmcreat) 4.03 [1.49,11.11] 5.45 [1.96,15.61] 5.76 [2.25,14.28] 0.102 2.61 [1.10, 6.49] 2.22 [1.07, 3.51] 2.59 [0.82, 7.19] 0.680
Adiponectin (μg/ml) 5.63 [3.50, 9.10] 4.51 [3.05, 7.35] 4.34 [2.80, 6.90] 0.002 6.41 [4.30,10.10] 4.75 [3.50, 7.10] 4.18 [2.50, 6.00] <.001
IL6 (pg/ml) 1.57 [1.00, 2.40] 2.12 [1.50, 3.10] 3.92 [2.30, 6.70] <.001 2.58 [1.90, 3.60] 3.18 [2.10, 4.20] 4.26 [3.30, 5.20] <.001
PAI1 (ng/ml) 60.32 (29.54) 71.62 (32.59) 75.71 (31.72) <.001 50.65 (23.93) 69.61 (25.88) 79.21 (25.91) <.001
TNFα (pg/ml) 6.23 [5.20, 9.40] 6.73 [5.70, 9.40] 7.50 [6.00, 9.50] 0.043 8.49 [7.20, 9.60] 8.26 [6.80, 9.90] 8.15 [6.50,10.00] 0.786
TNFα Receptor (pg/ml) 0.80 [0.60, 1.00] 0.82 [0.60, 1.00] 0.94 [0.70, 1.20] 0.004 0.88 [0.70, 1.10] 0.96 [0.70, 1.20] 1.07 [0.90, 1.30] 0.003

Fishers exact test (categorical) or ANOVA F-test (continuous); adjustments made for multiple testing

Data natural log transformed: geometric means with [first quartile, third quartile] presented. The SI conversion factor for HDL, LDL, and Total Cholesterol is 0.0259. The SI conversion factor for glucose is 0.0555. The SI conversion factor for PAI1 is 19.231. The SI conversion factor (approximate) for Il-6 is 0.131. The SI conversion factor (approximate) for TNFα is 0.086