Table 3.
Correlation of serum hs-CRP and a variety of clinical parameters and multivariate regression analysis to determine the independent factors contributing to hs-CRP levels in all subjects
| hs-CRP | Univariate | Multivariate Model 1 | Multivariate Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Related Risk Factor | ρ | p | t | p | t | p |
| Total cholesterol | 0.056 | ns | ||||
| LDL cholesterol | 0.069 | ns | ||||
| Triglyceride | 0,257 | < 0.0001 | 2.98 | 0.0029 | 3.03 | 0.0031 |
| HDL cholesterol | -0.245 | 0.001 | -1.16 | ns | -1.31 | ns |
| Fasting plasma glucose | 0.160 | 0.009 | 1.21 | ns | 0.89 | ns |
| BMI | 0.254 | < 0.0001 | 3.00 | 0.0302 | 2.40 | 0.0275 |
| Hypertension | 0.060 | ns | ||||
| Diabetes | -0.158 | ns | ||||
| Smoking | 0.055 | ns | ||||
| Age | 0.145 | ns | 0.03 | ns | ||
| Genders (male 1, female 2) | 2.04 | 0.0321 | ||||
Triglyceride, BMI, HDL cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose (model 1); triglyceride, BMI, HDL cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, age and gender (model 2); BMI: Body Mass Index; LDL: Low Density Lipoproteins; HDL: High Density Lipoproteins.