Characteristic | Men | Women | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low hs-CRP (≤ 1.0 mg/L) (n = 4495) | High hs-CRP (> 1.0 mg/L) (n = 1786) | P value†| Low hs-CRP (≤ 1.0 mg/L) (n = 6306) | High hs-CRP (> 1.0 mg/L) (n = 1957) | P value†| |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 49.8 (0.249) | 53.3(0.391) | .000* | 49.9 (0.203) | 54.2 (0.373) | .000* |
Educational level, n (%) | Â | Â | .000* | Â | Â | .000* |
 Elementary school or lower | 580 (12.9) | 333 (18.6) |  | 1424 (22.6) | 653 (33.4) |  |
 Middle school | 446 (9.9) | 205 (11.5) |  | 651 (10.3) | 203 (10.4) |  |
 High school | 1575 (35.0) | 568 (31.8) |  | 2001 (31.7) | 547 (28.0) |  |
 College or higher | 1894 (42.1) | 680 (38.1) |  | 2230 (35.4) | 554 (28.3) |  |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | .002* | Â | Â | .000* |
 Married | 3536 (78.7) | 1487 (83.3) |  | 5396 (85.6) | 1772 (90.5) |  |
 Unmarried | 959 (21.3) | 299 (16.7) |  | 910 (14.4) | 185 (9.5) |  |
Household income level, n (%) | Â | Â | .101 | Â | Â | .009* |
 Low | 1034 (23.0) | 457 (25.6) |  | 1444 (22.9) | 522 (26.7) |  |
 Lower middle | 1077 (24.0) | 464 (26.0) |  | 1591 (25.2) | 519 (26.5) |  |
 Upper middle | 1156 (25.7) | 435 (24.4) |  | 1609 (25.5) | 470 (24.0) |  |
 High | 1228 (27.3) | 430 (24.1) |  | 1662 (26.4) | 446 (22.8) |  |
Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 70.0 (0.158) | 73.4 (0.351) | .000* | 56.8 (0.103) | 62.1 (0.253) | .000* |
Height (cm), mean (SD) | 170.5 (0.101) | 169.6 (0.161) | .000* | 157.5 (0.081) | 156.2 (0.149) | .000* |
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 24.0 (0.044) | 25.4 (0.087) | .000* | 22.9 (0.040) | 25.4 (0.091) | .000* |
Smoking, n (%) | Â | Â | .123 | Â | Â | .483 |
 Nonsmoker | 1130 (25.1) | 389 (21.8) |  | 5710 (90.5) | 1742 (89.0) |  |
 Past smoker | 1926 (42.8) | 777 (43.5) |  | 341 (5.4) | 118 (6.0) |  |
 Current smoker | 1439 (32.0) | 620 (34.7) |  | 255 (4.0) | 97 (5.0) |  |
Alcohol consumption, n (%) | Â | Â | .001* | Â | Â | .000* |
 Never drink | 196 (4.4) | 85 (4.8) |  | 951 (15.1) | 392 (20.0) |  |
 < Once/month | 1004 (22.3) | 457 (25.6) |  | 2634 (41.8) | 864 (44.1) |  |
 < Five times/month | 1691 (37.6) | 577 (32.3) |  | 2020 (32.0) | 496 (25.3) |  |
 ≥ Five times/month | 1604 (35.7) | 667 (37.3) |  | 701 (11.1) | 205 (10.5) |  |
Chronic diseases**, n (%) | Â | Â | .000* | Â | Â | .000* |
 None | 2579 (57.4) | 789 (44.2) |  | 4000 (63.4) | 966 (49.4) |  |
 One | 1186 (26.4) | 590 (33.0) |  | 1274 (20.2) | 536 (27.4) |  |
 Two or more | 730 (16.2) | 407 (22.8) |  | 1032 (16.4) | 455 (23.2) |  |
Self-rated health, n (%) | Â | Â | .000* | Â | Â | .000* |
 Very poor | 80 (1.8) | 59 (3.3) |  | 270 (4.3) | 108 (5.5) |  |
 Poor | 532 (11.8) | 264 (14.8) |  | 1026 (16.3) | 410 (21.0) |  |
 Fair | 2271 (50.5) | 943 (52.8) |  | 3328 (52.8) | 1009 (51.6) |  |
 Good | 1317 (29.3) | 431 (24.1) |  | 1431 (22.7) | 370 (18.9) |  |
 Very good | 295 (6.6) | 89 (5.0) |  | 251 (4.0) | 60 (3.1) |  |
Menopause, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | .000* |
 No |  |  |  | 3211 (50.9) | 752 (38.4) |  |
 Yes |  |  |  | 3072 (48.7) | 1189 (60.8) |  |