Table 4.

Race/Ethnicity-Stratified Multivariable Logistic and Tobit Regression Analyses for the Presence and Extent of CAC for hsCRP.

	CAC Presence		CAC Extent
	OR (95% CI)	p-value	β (SE)	p-value
Unadjusted
hsCRP, mg/L - African-American	2.41 (1.68–3.47)	<0.0001	24.282 (6.055)	<0.0001
hsCRP, mg/L - White	1.65 (1.31–2.08)	<0.0001	13.892 (5.146)	0.007
Model 1: FRS, Site, Menopausal status, Income, Education
hsCRP, mg/L - African-American	2.79 (1.79–4.35)	<0.0001	26.719 (6.882)	0.0001
hsCRP, mg/L - White	1.61 (1.26–2.06)	0.0002	10.726 (5.219)	0.04
Model 2: Model 1 + BMI
hsCRP, mg/L - African-American	2.33 (1.32–4.14)	0.004	21.117 (7.099)	0.003
hsCRP, mg/L - White	0.94 (0.68–1.30)	0.7	−1.152 (6.125)	0.9
Model 3: Model 2 + Log(HOMA), Family history, CV medication use
hsCRP, mg/L - African-American	3.25 (1.53–6.90)	0.002	19.664 (7.671)	0.01
hsCRP, mg/L - White	0.87 (0.62–1.23)	0.4	−2.756 (6.599)	0.7

hsCRP was log transformed.

BMI = body mass index; CAC = coronary artery calcification; CV = cardiovascular; FRS = Framingham risk score;

hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein; OR = odds ratio