FIGURE 1.

Adjusted geometric means of serum CRP (mg/L) and 95% CI by meat types and sex. Adjusted for age, baseline smoking status (never, former, current smoker <15 cigarettes/d, ≥15 cigarettes/d, unknown amount), ethnicity (white, nonwhite), Townsend deprivation index (quintiles from least to most deprived), employment (employed or self-employed, retired, unemployed), and qualification level (college or university degree or vocational qualification, national examination at ages 17–18 y, national examination at age 16 y, other or unknown), total fruit and vegetable intake (<3, 3–3.99, 4–5.99, ≥6 servings/d), bread and cereal fiber intake (sex-specific quintiles), total fish consumption (0–1, >1 to <2, 2 to <3, ≥3 times/wk), total physical activity (<5, 5–9.9, 10–14.9, 15–24.9, 25–34.9, 35–49.9, 50–74.9, 75–99.9, ≥100 MET h/wk), alcohol intake (<1, 1 to <5, 5 to <10, 10 to <15, 15 to <20, 20 to <25, ≥ 25, nondrinkers) and menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal) in women. CRP, C-reactive protein; MET, metabolic equivalent.