Table 1.
Prevalence of Elevated CRP According to Sample Characteristics: NHANES 1999–2004
| Covariates | Men | Women | ||
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| N | Weighted % (SE %) | N | Weighted % (SE %) | |
| Total | 4072 | 24.4 (0.93) | 3464 | 36.0 (0.91) |
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| MSA | ||||
| None | 2977 | 26.7 (1.08) | 2756 | 38.5 (1.14) |
| Some Activity | 248 | 20.4 (3.15) | 172 | 25.5 (2.62) |
| Meets Rec. | 847 | 19.8 (1.30) | 536 | 30.3 (2.15) |
| Age | ||||
| 20–39 | 1265 | 18.9 (1.31) | 1025 | 30.3 (1.60) |
| 40–59 | 1302 | 25.8 (1.43) | 1070 | 38.4 (1.61) |
| ≥ 60 | 1505 | 31.4 (1.51) | 1369 | 42.0 (1.83) |
| Race | ||||
| nH White | 2140 | 23.8 (1.14) | 1790 | 35.3 (1.15) |
| nH Black | 687 | 27.7 (1.69) | 597 | 38.6 (2.31) |
| Mexican American | 962 | 23.8 (1.21) | 801 | 44.3 (1.60) |
| Other | 283 | 26.1 (2.51) | 276 | 34.6 (2.92) |
| Education | ||||
| < High School | 1372 | 29.1 (1.65) | 1096 | 39.7 (2.28) |
| High School Graduate | 937 | 25.1 (1.55) | 850 | 36.8 (1.78) |
| > High School | 1763 | 22.4 (1.17) | 1518 | 35.0 (1.55) |
| Cotinine (ng/mL) | ||||
| < 3 | 2798 | 22.6 (1.17) | 2754 | 35.8 (1.03) |
| ≥ 3 | 1274 | 28.3 (1.49) | 710 | 36.6 (1.83) |
| Low HDL-C (mg/dL) | ||||
| No | 2551 | 20.7 (1.04) | 1965 | 31.6 (1.11) |
| Yes | 1521 | 30.6 (1.61) | 1499 | 42.9 (1.46) |
| Non-HDL-C (mg/dL) | ||||
| < 130 | 1370 | 20.2 (1.34) | 1361 | 28.6 (1.36) |
| 130 to < 160 | 1113 | 22.6 (1.12) | 926 | 37.4 (1.57) |
| 160 to < 190 | 886 | 27.3 (2.05) | 670 | 41.4 (2.40) |
| ≥ 190 | 703 | 31.5 (2.33) | 507 | 52.3 (2.87) |
| Glycohemoglobin (%) | ||||
| < 5.7 | 2957 | 21.8 (0.88) | 2585 | 33.5 (1.05) |
| 5.7 to < 6.5 | 707 | 38.0 (3.58) | 590 | 57.9 (4.18) |
| ≥ 6.5 | 408 | 41.1 (5.38) | 289 | 53.0 (7.40) |
| Hypertension | ||||
| SBP < 140 and DBP < 90 | 2582 | 22.1 (1.22) | 2120 | 33.3 (1.03) |
| SBP ≥ 140, or DBP ≥ 90 | 1490 | 32.5 (1.99) | 1344 | 43.1 (3.15) |
| Augmented WC | ||||
| No | 2437 | 17.1 (1.02) | 1367 | 20.8 (1.22) |
| Yes | 1635 | 36.4 (1.95) | 2097 | 50.4 (1.23) |
| Hormone Therapy | ||||
| No | 2473 | 33.8 (1.16) | ||
| Yes | 991 | 41.8 (3.82) | ||
Independent variables included muscle strengthening activity (MSA), age (years), race, education, serum cotinine, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) Men (<40 mg/dL) Women (<50 mg/dL), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), Glycohemoglobin (%), hypertension, augmented waist circumference (WC) Men (yes: ≥102 cm, no: <102 cm), Women (yes: ≥88 cm, no <88 cm), and hormone therapy.
Abbreviations: Elevated CRP, elevated C - reactive protein (>3 mg/L to ≤10 mg/L); SE, standard error; nh, non-Hispanic; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; ng/mL, nanogram per milliliter; mg/dL, milligram per deciliter