Table 2.

Unadjusted associations between covariates and CRP

Covariate	β (p-value)
Age, years	0.06 (< .001)*
Sex
Male	0.0 (Reference)
Female	1.07 (< .001)*
Race
White	0.0 (Reference)
Mexican/Hispanic	− 0.01 (.959)
Black	0.57 (.017)*
Other/multi	− 1.41 (< .001)*
Poverty-income ratio	− 0.30 (< .001)*
Smoking
Non-smoker	0.0 (Reference)
Current smoker	0.69 (.011)*
Physical activity
No	0.0 (Reference)
Yes	− 1.89 (< .001)*
Fasting Insulin, pmol/L	0.03 (< .001)*

White: Non-Hispanic White; Mexican/Hispanic: Mexican or other Hispanic ethnicity; Black: non-Hispanic Black; Other/multi: other race or Multiracial

p-value calculated using GLM. Reference is the reference group used in the regression, so p-value not provided

*Significant at p-value of .05

National estimates based on complex survey design