Table 5.

Association between log plasma C reactive protein level and individual components of metabolic syndrome and lipid profiles in multivariable linear regression analysis

Variables	β	SE	P value
Number of metabolic syndrome component	0.104	0.024	<0.001
Individual component
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)	0.014	0.003	<0.001
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	−1.714	0.237	<0.001
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	0.043	0.010	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.463	0.077	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.405	0.253	0.112
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.179	0.179	0.320
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.939	0.735	0.009
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	1.943	0.619	0.020

Adjusted for age, sex, income, region, education, marital status, alcohol consumption, body mass index, smoking, marital status and physical activity.

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.