Table 3.
Nontraditional Biomarkers and ASCVD Risk (95% CI) by Category of Self‐Rated Health, NHANES 1999–2002
| Variablea | Self‐Rated Health (n) | P Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor (275) | Fair (988) | Good (1493) | Very Good (1160) | Excellent (761) | |||||||
| Fibrinogen | 417 | 399 to 434 | 381 | 373 to 390 | 371 | 364 to 378 | 356 | 349 to 362 | 342 | 331 to 353 | <0.001 |
| CRP | 0.92 | 0.68 to 1.16 | 0.60 | 0.55 to 0.66 | 0.49 | 0.45 to 0.53 | 0.39 | 0.35 to 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.25 to 0.34 | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides | 187 | 164 to 211 | 178 | 165 to 192 | 173 | 156 to 189 | 148 | 135 to 160 | 138 | 123 to 152 | <0.001 |
| Urinary albumin | 206 | 49 to 363 | 76 | 47 to 105 | 41 | 22 to 60 | 21 | 13 to 29 | 16 | 11 to 22 | <0.001 |
| Uric acid | 5.9 | 5.6 to 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 to 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 to 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 to 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 to 5.3 | <0.001 |
| ASCVD risk, % | 14 | 13 to 16 | 11 | 10 to 12 | 10 | 9 to 11 | 8 | 7 to 8 | 6 | 6 to 7 | <0.001 |
All estimates incorporate the complex survey design. P values were obtained by regressing each variable on self‐rated health. ASCVD indicates atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CRP, C‐reactive protein; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
a
Values are mg/dL except for urinary albumin (μg/mL) and ASCVD risk.