Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of factors influencing hsCRP elevation in all patients with LDL < 70 mg/dl

Characteristic	Subgroup LDL < 70 mg/dl (n = 223)
			Univariate logistic regressions		Multivariate logistic regression analysis with backward selection
	hsCRP < 2 mg/l (n = 154) (%)	hsCRP ≥ 2 mg/l (n = 69) (%)	Odds ratio	p value	Odds ratio	p value	95% CI
Female sex	18	16	0.85	0.658
Age > 75 yrs	39	46	1.35	0.287
Lipoprotein (a) > 30 mg/dl	24	32	1.52	0.180
LDL-cholesterol > 70 mg/dl	0	0	1.00
HbA1c > 6.5%	22	23	1.01	0.969
proBNP > 500 pg/ml	35	63	3.15	0.004	3.49	0.007	1.41	8.60
Hypertension	79	89	2.31	0.046
Diabetes	30	34	1.21	0.515
Smoking	43	46	1.13	0.664
BMI > 30 kg/m2	13	25	2.22	0.028
Stable CHD with revascularization procedure	43	39	0.88	0.659
History of acute coronary syndrome	50	45	0.83	0.506
No statin	2	8	3.32	0.070
Statin low dose	19	36	2.37	0.006
Statin high dose	79	56	0.35	0.001	0.29	0.007	0.11	0.72
Ezetimibe	42	16	0.26	< 0.001	0.35	0.042	0.13	0.96
PSCK9-inhibitor	0	1	1.00
Metabolic syndrome	24	30	1.35	0.338

yrs years, BMI body mass index, CHD coronary heart disease