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. 2019 Jan 3;364:k4981. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4981

Table 3.

Odds ratios for lung cancer by high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) concentration in fourths, and for a doubling in hsCRP concentration

hsCRP concentration No of controls No of cases Odds ratio (95% CI) P value
Categorical (μg/mL):        
 0.00388-0.731 1325 1180 1.00 (ref) <0.001
 0.732-1.76 1320 1242 1.05 (0.93 to 1.17)  
 1.77-4.13 1326 1384 1.17 (1.04 to 1.31)  
 4.14-87.9 1328 1493 1.26 (1.12 to 1.41)  
Continuous:        
 Doubling in concentration 5299 5299 1.05 (1.03 to 1.08) <0.001