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Table 2 Baseline means for hsCRP by SRH level at baseline (n = 899)

From: The association between self-rated health and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level: a cross-sectional and 5-year longitudinal study

hsCRP (ng/mL)

SRH at baseline

 

Pretty good

Rather good

Neither good nor poor

Poorb

p for trend

No. of subjects

98

252

430

119

 

Crude mean ± SD

 Men and women (n = 899)

288.6 ± 264.8

314.5 ± 272.0

325.4 ± 282.6

382.5 ± 343.3

0.015

 Men (n = 237)

330.4 ± 224.2

385.4 ± 280.4

394.0 ± 266.5

486.0 ± 359.7

0.033

 Women (n = 662)

266.5 ± 283.1

285.1 ± 263.6

304.1 ± 284.5

352.1 ± 334.4

0.050

Least-squared meana ± SE

 Men and women (n = 899)

473.9 ± 74.5

479.7 ± 72.2

498.3 ± 71.4

553.1 ± 74.2

0.023

 Men (n = 237)

385.5 ± 129.8

419.6 ± 126.8

419.0 ± 125.6

497.1 ± 136.4

0.161

 Women (n = 662)

451.4 ± 95.4

435.5 ± 92.9

448.1 ± 92.3

499.5 ± 94.3

0.234

  1. aAdjusted for age (as a continuous variable), sex (for men and women combined only), alcohol consumption, smoking status, education level, body mass index (as a continuous variable), physical activity (as a continuous variable), psychological stress, sleeping hours (as a continuous variable), medical history, and energy intake (as a continuous variable)
  2. bThe “Rather poor” and “Pretty poor” categories were combined into a “Poor” group because of the small number of those who responded “Pretty poor” at baseline (n = 9)
  3. hsCRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, SD standard deviation, SE standard error, SRH self-rated health
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