Table 3.
Odds Ratios for Muscle Strengthening Activity as a Predictor of Elevated CRP for Women in a Sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Cycles 1999–2004
| Variable |
Model 1 OR (95% CI) |
Model 2 OR (95% CI) |
Model 3 OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSA | |||
| None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Some Activity | 0.49 (0.36–0.67)* | 0.61 (0.45–0.83)* | 0.79 (0.56–1.12) |
| Meets Rec. | 0.62 (0.51–0.75)* | 0.66 (0.54–0.82)* | 0.93 (0.73–1.17) |
| Non-HDL-C (mg/dL) | |||
| < 130 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 130 to < 160 | 1.48 (1.25–1.75)* | 1.43 (1.18–1.73)* | |
| 160 to < 190 | 1.77 (1.40–2.24)* | 1.53 (1.19–1.96)* | |
| ≥ 190 | 2.69 (2.12–3.43)* | 2.16 (1.70–2.73)* | |
| Race | |||
| nH White | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| nH Black | 1.23 (1.02–1.49)* | 0.97 (0.80–1.17) | |
| Mexican American | 1.55 (1.25–1.92)* | 1.50 (1.25–1.80)* | |
| Other | 0.92 (0.72–1.17) | 1.05 (0.78–1.40) | |
| Hormone Therapy | |||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Yes | 1.60 (1.35–1.90)* | 1.51 (1.26–1.81)* | |
| WC (cm) | |||
| 1.05 (1.04–1.06)* | |||
Independent variable(s) included in Model 1: muscle strengthening activity; Model 2: muscle strengthening activity, non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol, race, and hormone therapy; Model 3 included all variables from Model 2 and waist circumference.
*
Significant predictors (P<0.05).
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; MSA, muscle strengthening activity; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; nH, non-Hispanic; WC, waist circumference; cm, centimeter; mg/dL, milligram per deciliter