Table 3. Multivariable associations of individual and area-level variables with hsCRP among adults aged 18–79 years (n = 6,768).
| Characteristics | % change in geometric mean (95% confidence intervals) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
| Individual level | ||||
| Women vs. men | 20.4 (13.9–27.2) | 18.6 (12.3–25.3) | 20.3 (13.8–27.1) | 16.3 (10.3–22.7) |
| Age [years] | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 1.4 (1.2–1.6) | 1.5 (1.3–1.7) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
| Middle vs. high education (CASMIN) | 22.4 (13.5–32.0) | 17.0 (8.5–26.1) | 11.8 (4.0–20.2) | |
| Low vs. high education (CASMIN) | 44.4 (33.2–56.5) | 33.7 (23.3–44.9) | 22.2 (13.0–32.1) | |
| Former vs. never smoking | 12.7 (5.6–20.4) | 7.6 (1.0–14.6) | ||
| Occasional vs. never smoking | 5.5 ((-6.6)-19.0) | 5.8 ((-5.8)-18.9) | ||
| Daily smoking vs. never smoking | 35 (25.2–45.5) | 36.3 (26.7–46.5) | ||
| Sports activity <2h vs. ≥2h/week | 31.5 (23.4–40.1) | 19.9 (12.7–27.5) | ||
| Abdominal obesity | 98.7 (87.2–110.8) | |||
| Municipality level | ||||
| Middle vs. low deprivation (GISD) | 2.6 ((-5.9)-11.8) | 1.5 ((-6.9)-10.6) | -0.5 ((-8.6)-8.3) | -3.5 ((-11.2)-5.0) |
| High vs. low deprivation (GISD) | 13.5 (3.2–24.7) | 13.2 (3.1–24.4) | 8.9 ((-0.7)-19.5) | 2.4 ((-6.6)-12.2) |
Model 1: area-level deprivation adjusted for sex and age; model 2: further adjusted for educational attainment; model 3: further adjusted for smoking and physical activity; model 4: further adjusted for abdominal obesity.