Table 2.

Multivariate analysis of factors influencing hsCRP elevation in all included patient

Characteristic	All patients (n = 856)
			Univariate logistic regression		Multivariate logistic regression analysis with backward selection
	hsCRP < 2 mg/l (n = 491) (%)	hsCRP ≥ 2 mg/l (n = 356) (%)	Odds ratio	p value	Odds ratio	p value	95% CI
Female sex	27	27	0.97	0.83
Age > 75 yrs	45	42	0.90	0.43
Lipoprotein (a) > 30 mg/dl	28	34	1.34	0.05	1.61	0.048	1.00	2.57
LDL-cholesterol > 70 mg/dl	67	79	1.84	< 0.001
HbA1c > 6.5%	18	22	1.33	0.10
proBNP > 500 pg/ml	37	60	1.55	< 0.001	2.57	< 0.001	1.64	4.02
Hypertension	80	81	1.06	0.73
Diabetes	26	32	1.38	0.03
Smoking	35	48	1.71	< 0.001	1.70	0.022	1.08	2.70
BMI > 30 kg/m2	13	26	2.29	< 0.001	2.28	0.007	1.26	4.12
Stable CHD with revascularization procedure	38	40	1.07	0.61
History of acute coronary syndrome	35	35	0.97	0.81
No statin	20	30	1.76	< 0.001
Statin low dose	26	25	0.93	0.64
Statin high dose	54	45	0.69	0.009
Ezetimibe	24	14	0.53	0.001	0.51	0.014	0.30	0.87
PSCK9-inhibitor	1	1	1.34	0.72
Metabolic syndrome	23	5	0.17	< 0.001