Table 1. Baseline characteristics according the hs-CRP groups.
| hs-CRP | |||||
| Total | <1 mg/L | 1–3 mg/L | >3 mg/L | P value | |
| Number | 90517 | 52388(57.9) | 23547(26.0) | 14582(16.1) | |
| Age, year | 51.4(43.3–58.4) | 50.1(42.4–56.6) | 52.1(43.7–59.4) | 54.9(48.3–63.2) | <0.001 |
| Male, n(%) | 71967(79.5) | 42019(80.2) | 18723(79.5) | 11225(77.0) | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129.7(118.7–140.7) | 126.0(115.3–140.0) | 130.0(120.0–146.0) | 130.0(120.0–149.3) | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 80.0(78.7–90.0) | 80.0(76.7–90.0) | 80.7(79.3–90.0) | 80.7(79.3–90.0) | <0.001 |
| Hypertention, n(%) | 38943(43.5) | 20394(39.0) | 11173(47.6) | 7376(53.1) | <0.001 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.8(22.6–27.2) | 24.4(22.2–26.6) | 25.6(23.4–27.9) | 25.4(23.1–27.8) | <0.001 |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.9(4.3–5.6) | 4.9(4.3–5.5) | 5.0(4.3–5.7) | 4.9(4.3–5.6) | <0.001 |
| TG, mmol/L | 1.3(0.9–1.9) | 1.2(0.9–1.8) | 1.4(1.0–2.1) | 1.4(1.0–2.1) | <0.001 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.5(1.3–1.8) | 1.5(1.3–1.8) | 1.5(1.3–1.7) | 1.5(1.3–1.8) | <0.001 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 2.4(1.8–2.8) | 2.4(1.9–2.8) | 2.4(1.9–2.9) | 2.2(1.3–2.8) | <0.001 |
| hs-CRP, mg/L | 0.7(0.3–1.9) | 0.3(0.2–0.6) | 1.6(1.2–2.1) | 5.2(3.8–7.2) | <0.001 |
| Dislipidemia, n(%) | 31237(34.5) | 16518(31.5) | 9100(38.7) | 5619(38.5) | <0.001 |
| GLU, mmol/L | 5.1(4.7–5.7) | 5.1(4.7–5.6) | 5.2(4.7–5.9) | 5.1(4.6–5.8) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, n(%) | 8055(9.1) | 3707(7.1) | 2596(11.1) | 1752(13.2) | <0.001 |
| Current smoker, n(%) | 30621(34.5) | 18249(34.9) | 8371(35.7) | 4001(30.3) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol intake, n(%) | 33372(37.5) | 20093(38.6) | 9052(38.6) | 4227(32.0) | <0.001 |
| Antihypertensive treatment, n(%) | 8916(9.9) | 3931(7.5) | 3128(13.3) | 1857(12.7) | <0.001 |
| Lipid-lowering treatment, n(%) | 667(0.7) | 295(0.6) | 221(0.9) | 151(1.0) | <0.001 |
| Hypoglycemic treatment, n(%) | 1914(2.1) | 874(1.7) | 663(2.8) | 377(2.6) | <0.001 |
BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; GLU: glucose; HDL: high density lipoprotein; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; SBP: systolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride.
Age, SBP, DBP, BMI, TC, TG, HDL, LDL, hs-CRP and GLU are shown in median (lower quartile, upper quartile). Numbers of each group, Male, Hypertension, Dislipidaemia, Diabetes, Current smoker, Alcohol intake, antihypertensive treatment, lipid-lowering treatment and hypoglycemic treatment are shown in number (percentage).