Table 3.

Levels of the Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction Biomarkers Associated with the Number of CVD Risk Factors

No. of Risk Factors	hsCRP	sE-selectin	Angiotensin II	sICAM-1
No risk factor	4.62 (3.31–6.80)	17.10 (13.26–23.21)	49.6 (39.5–72.4)	301.37 (92.33)
1 risk factor	5.23 (3.56–8.59)	17.62 (14.38–23.45)	48.0 (40.0–68.5)	321.37 (96.69)
2 risk factors	6.24 (4.06–11.76)	18.52 (14.91–24.53)	48.6 (40.0–70.0)	329.91 (93.20)
≥3 risk factors	9.32 (5.18–17.51)	20.59 (16.05–26.71)	49.3 (40.0–75.5)	352.80 (100.70)
P value for trend	<0.001	<0.001	0.186	<0.001

Note. For normally distributed variables (sICAM-1), values are presented as means (SD) and P values were computed with an age-adjusted ANOVA test; for non-normally distributed variables (hsCRP, sE-selectin, and angiotensin II), values are presented as medians (interquartile range) and P values were computed using rank order ANOVA test for the difference in medians adjusted for age.