Table 4.
Percentage of Association Between Race and Elevated CRP Attributable to Study Covariates in Men and Women, Health and Retirement Study (2006 to 2014)
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic Factors | 12.26% | 10.14% |
| Less than H.S. education | 3.26% | 1.74% |
| H.H. income ≤ $20,000 | 15.39% | 8.17% |
| H.H. income $20,001–$40,000 | 2.02% | 0.63% |
| H.H. income $40,001–$75,000 | −1.11% | −1.30% |
| Uninsured | −1.08% | 1.59% |
| Medicaid-only coverage | −6.22% | −0.69% |
| Psychosocial Factors | 9.40% | −1.20% |
| Not married | 0.02% | −4.17% |
| Depressive symptoms | 6.10% | −1.10% |
| Social support | 0.40% | −0.02% |
| Financial distress | 0.67% | 2.76% |
| Everyday discrimination | −0.24% | 0.59% |
| Neighborhood disorder | 2.45% | 0.74% |
| Behavioral Factors | 16.49% | 8.18% |
| Past smoking | −2.39% | −0.83% |
| Current smoking | 13.44% | 1.96% |
| No alcohol consumption | 4.45% | 4.17% |
| Heavy alcohol consumption | −0.50% | −0.01% |
| Physical inactivity | 1.49% | 2.89% |
| Physiological Factors | 9.50% | 39.98% |
| Overweight/obese | −1.46% | 24.62% |
| ADL limitations | 3.62% | 4.00% |
| Cholesterol medication use | −0.47% | −1.57% |
| Arthritis | −0.12% | 0.43% |
| Hypertension | 9.33% | 10.35% |
| Diabetes | 0.07% | 3.23% |
| Cancer | 0.33% | −0.32% |
| Pulmonary disease | −1.33% | −0.78% |
| Heart disease | −1.61% | 0.29% |
| Stroke | 1.14% | −0.27% |
| Total | 47.65% | 57.10% |
Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; H.S., high school; H.H., household; ADL, activities of daily living.
Note. Models also adjusted for age, region, and urban/rural residence.