Association of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) with established cardiovascular risk factors in the Indian population

Table 2 Association between CRP and CVD risk factors

Variables	Correlation coefficient (CC, p value)	Regression coefficient (RC, 95% CI, p value)*
BMI Kg/m²	0.55 (<0.001)	0.16 (0.14-0.18, <0.001)
WC cm	0.47 (<0.001)	0.05 (0.04-0.06, <0.001)
SBP mmHG	0.12 (0.004)	0.01 (0.003-0.02, 0.004)
DBP mmHG	0.18 (<0.001)	0.02 (0.01-0.03, <0.001)
PG mg/dl	0.31 (<0.001)	0.01 (0.008-0.014, <0.001)
TC mg/dl	0.32 (<0.001)	0.01 (0.008-0.12, <0.001)
log_eTAG mg/dl	0.21 (<0.001)	0.55 (0.34-0.76, <0.001)
HDL-c mg/dl	-0.13 (0.002)	-0.015 (-0.024 to -0.005, 0.002)
TC/HDL-c	0.28 (<0.001)	0.23 (0.17-0.30, 0.001)

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; PG, plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TAG, triglycerides; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; CRP, c-reactive protein; *Adjusted for age, sex and education.

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