Table 2.

Correlation among biomarkers

	ln(Fibrinogen)		ln(CRP)		Glycated Hemoglobin			Cholesterol Ratio	High Blood Pressure	Obese	WHR	Metabolic Syndrome	FEV1/FVC
Men
ln(fibrinogen)	1.000
N	3,845
ln(CRP)	.591		1.000
N	3,845		3,856
Glycated hemoglobin	.158		.176		1.000
N	3,806		3,817		3,976
Cholesterol ratio	.180		.234		.143			1.000
N	3,765		3,771		3,864			3,914
High blood pressure	.041		.091		.045			.024	1.000
N	3,818		3,829		3,948			3,887	4,608
Obese	.124		.269		.151			.256	.119	1.000
N	3,798		3,809		3,928			3,867	4,552	4,585
WHR	.209		.356		.213			.326	.133	.474	1.000
N	3,828		3,839		3,959			3,896	4,593	4,579	4,629
Metabolic syndrome	.131		.259		.211			.363	.189	.415	.540	1.000
N	3,781		3,791		3,913			3,871	4,127	4,102	4,137	4,143
FEV1/FVC	–.030		–.018		–.012			.014	.022	.027	.009	–.001	1.000
N	3,755		3,766		3,877			3,821	4,487	4,469	4,509	4,041	4,522
Women
ln(fibrinogen)	1.000
N	3,838
ln(CRP)	.547		1.000
N	3,836		3,836
Glycated hemoglobin	.225		.209		1.000
N	3,801		3,799		3,947
Cholesterol ratio	.352		.349		.258			1.000
N	3,756		3,754		3,847			3,893
High blood pressure	.027		.073		.024			.042	1.000
N	3,781		3,779		3,887			3,836	4,622
Obese	.298		.430		.228			.335	.070	1.000
N	3,782		3,780		3,888			3,836	4,561	4,625
WHR	.242		.366		.225			.406	.094	.360	1.000
N	3,818		3,816		3,927			3,874	4,601	4,618	4,670
Metabolic syndrome	.264		.373		.311			.527	.156	.429	.483	1.000
N	3,761		3,759		3,868			3,850	4,108	4,101	4,144	4,149
FEV1/FVC	.004		–.006		.003			.010	–.012	.042	–.011	.007	1.000
N	3,740		3,738		3,844			3,790	4,497	4,501	4,543	4,040	4,568

Note: Bold values denote correlations that are significant at 5% level.