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Table 2 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (OR, 95% CI) in multivariate models for factors associated with the presence of elevated CRP (>3.0 mg/L) in DRUID and AusDiab.

From: Abdominal obesity and other risk factors largely explain the high CRP in Indigenous Australians relative to the general population, but not gender differences: a cross-sectional study

 

Men

Women

Variable

OR

95%CI

OR

95%CI

Study

    

   AusDiab

1.00

 

1.00

 

   DRUID

1.30

0.86-1.98

1.04

0.72-1.50

Age

    

   30-34

1.00

 

1.00

 

   35-44

0.77

0.45-1.31

0.85

0.51-1.43

   35-54

0.73

0.43-1.22

0.86

0.52-1.43

   55-64

0.78

0.46-1.32

0.91

0.54-1.56

Waist circumference (cm)

1.06

1.05-1.07

1.07

1.06-1.09

Glucose tolerance

    

   Normal

1.00

 

1.00

 

   IFG

1.47

0.89-2.42

1.61

0.86-3.03

   IGT

1.70

1.14-2.53

2.60

1.62-4.16

   Diabetes

2.11

1.38-3.24

1.43

0.90-2.25

Smoking status

    

   Current

1.00

 

1.00

 

   Non-Smoker

0.47

0.34-0.64

1.00

0.71-1.41

HDL (mmol/L)

0.42

0.25-0.69

0.61

0.41-0.91

Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.08

0.94-1.23

1.07

0.93-1.22

Logn triglycerides (mmol/l)

0.94

0.71-1.26

1.28

0.93-1.78

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

1.02

1.00-1.04

1.02

1.00-1.04

Systolic BP (mmHg)

0.99

0.98-1.00

1.00

0.99-1.01

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