Table 4.

Results of regression analysis for log-hsCRP.

Predictors	Mean Diff	95% CI	p-Value	Adj Mean Diff *	95% CI	p-Value
Exposure group (Morwell)	0.13	−0.09, 0.35	0.240	0.06	−0.15, 0.27	0.583
Age (per 5 years)	0.02	−0.04, 0.09	0.459	0.05	−0.02, 0.13	0.140
Gender (Female)	0.06	−0.13, 0.26	0.530	0.13	−0.07, 0.33	0.187
Employment status (Employed)	−0.09	−0.34, 0.15	0.455	0.10	−0.16, 0.35	0.457
Highest educational qualification
Secondary ≤ year 10	Ref			Ref
Secondary years 11 or 12	−0.08	−0.35, 0.19	0.552	0.17	−0.10, 0.43	0.229
Certificate (trade/ apprenticeship/technicians)	−0.04	−0.29, 0.20	0.716	0.08	−0.16, 0.31	0.510
University/Tertiary degree	−0.54	−0.81, −0.28	<0.001	−0.29	−0.57, 0.00	0.046
Smoking status
Non-smoker	Ref			Ref
Ex-smoker	0.06	−0.15, 0.26	0.601	0.06	−0.15, 0.28	0.572
Current smoker	0.40	0.08, 0.72	0.015	0.52	0.21, 0.84	0.001
Alcohol consumption
Non-drinker	Ref			Ref
Low risk	−0.05	−0.31, 0.21	0.695	−0.06	−0.30, 0.17	0.590
High risk	−0.13	−0.37, 0.11	0.298	−0.03	−0.26, 0.21	0.818
Adequate physical activity	−0.17	−0.37, 0.03	0.093	−0.05	−0.24, 0.15	0.642
Taking lipid-lowering therapy	−0.19	−0.38, 0.01	0.058	−0.29	−0.49, −0.08	0.006
Taking anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant medications	0.05	−0.22, 0.33	0.697	−0.02	−0.27, 0.23	0.886
BMI
Underweight/Normal (BMI < 25 kg/m2)	Ref			Ref
Overweight (25 ≤ BMI <3 0)	0.44	0.16, 0.72	0.002	0.54	0.25, 0.83	<0.001
Obese (BMI >30 kg/m2)	0.74	0.48, 1.01	<0.001	0.79	0.52, 1.06	<0.001
HbA1c (%)	0.13	0.05, 0.21	0.001	0.11	0.04, 0.18	0.004

* = Adjusted for age, gender, history of cardiovascular disease, employment status, education, BMI, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, HbA_1c, systolic blood. Abbreviations: Mean Diff = mean difference; Adj Mean Diff = adjusted mean difference; hsCRP = high sensitivity C-reactive protein; BMI = body mass index; HbA_1c = glycosylated haemoglobin; Ref = reference variable.