Distributions of C-Reactive Protein and its Association With Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese People
Xingwang Ye, MSc*,
Zhijie Yu, MD, PhD*,
Huaixing Li, PhD*,
Oscar H. Franco, MD, DSc, PhD ,
Yong Liu, PhD* and
Xu Lin, MD, PhD*,*
* Institute for Nutritional Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
Unilever Corporate Research, Colworth Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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Figure 1 Distribution of CRP Levels According to the Numbers of Components of the Metabolic Syndrome
Data are shown as medians (25th and 75th percentiles); p < 0.0001 for trend. CRP = C-reactive protein.
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Figure 2 Adjusted Odds Ratios for Modified Metabolic Syndrome According to the Quartile of CRP and Obesity Status
Adjusted for age, gender, region, residence, smoking, drinking, physical activity, education, and family history of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and hypertension (p = 0.0052 for interaction of C-reactive protein [CRP] and obesity status). Modified metabolic syndrome was defined as having 2 or more components of metabolic syndrome without central obesity.
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