Table 2.

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for high C-reactive protein for each 10-unit increase in AHEI stratified by age category, diabetes status, and obesity status; HCHS/SOL, 2008–2011^a

		Low- or moderate- risk CRP (≤3mg/dL)	High-risk CRP (>3mg/L)
		OR	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Diabetesb	No	1.00	0.81 (0.71, 0.93)	0.003
	Yes	1.00	0.69 (0.53, 0.90)	0.006
Obesityc	No	1.00	0.87 (0.74, 1.02)	0.08
	Yes	1.00	0.69 (0.57, 0.83)	0.0001
Age	18−44y	1.00	0.87 (0.72, 1.05)	0.14
	45−74y	1.00	0.73 (0.63, 0.85)	0.0001

^aReported as Odds Ratio (95% CI) and p-value. Adjusted for age, sex, background, family history of CHD, center, energy intake, household income, marital status, years of living in the US, health insurance, physical activity, cigarettes packs per year, use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diabetes (except when stratified for diabetes), hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obesity (except when stratified for obesity). n=14,623. Abbreviations: AHEI, alternate healthy eating index; CRP, C-reactive protein.

^bDiabetes was defined as fasting glucose >125 mg/dL, or post-oral glucose tolerance test >199 mg/dL or A1C>6.5%, or self-reported diabetes, or use of high blood sugar/diabetes medications.

^cObesity was defined as BMI>30kg/m².