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Table 2 Predictors of hs-CRP in young adults by race.

From: Influence of low birth weight on C-reactive protein in asymptomatic younger adults: the bogalusa heart study

 

White

Black

All

 

ß

p-value

ß

p-value

ß

p-value

Model 1

      

Black race

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0.18

0.08

Age (year)

-0.0005

0.97

0.03

0.10

0.008

0.41

Female sex

0.42

<0.0001

0.38

0.04

0.41

<0.0001

Smoking (yes)

0.15

0.14

-0.35

0.05

0.01

0.87

Birth weight (kg)a

-0.22

0.05

0.03

0.67

-0.14

0.13

Model 2

      

Black race

----

----

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-0.01

0.90

Age (year)

0.01

0.26

0.02

0.25

0.01

0.15

Female sex

0.50

<0.0001

0.26

0.12

0.43

<0.0001

Smoking (yes)

Birth weight (kg)a

0.30

-0.28

0.002

0.004

-0.12

-0.13

0.48

0.47

0.19

-0.23

0.02

0.007

BMI (kg/m2)

0.08

<0.0001

0.07

<0.0001

0.08

<0.0001

  1. The Bogalusa Heart Study.
  2. a Gestational age-adjusted birth weight