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TITLE: The Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein and Atherosclerosis Differs on the Basis of Body Mass Index: The Dallas Heart Study

AUTHORS: Nitin K. Gupta, MD, James A. de Lemos, MD, FACC, Colby R. Ayers, MS, Shuaib Abdullah, MD, MS, Darren K. McGuire, MD, MHSc, Amit Khera, MD, MSc, FACC

Online Table 1. Correlation Coefficient for CRP and Framingham Risk Score with Aortic Wall Thickness and Aortic Plaque Burden by BMI Category Stratified by Metabolic Syndrome Status

Aortic Wall Thickness
MetSyn - / BMI 18.5-<25 / BMI 25-<30 / BMI 30
Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value
Women / CRP / 0.157 / 0.010 / 0.134 / 0.028 / -0.044 / 0.437
FRS / 0.366 / 0.0001 / 0.310 / 0.0001 / 0.227 / 0.0001
Men / CRP / 0.265 / 0.0001 / 0.121 / 0.021 / 0.044 / 0.555
FRS / 0.543 / 0.0001 / 0.459 / 0.0001 / 0.427 / 0.0001
MetSyn + / BMI 18.5 to <25 / BMI 25 to <30 / BMI ≥30
Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value
Women / CRP / 0.491 / 0.017 / -0.002 / 0.988 / 0.063 / 0.220
FRS / 0.701 / 0.000 / 0.301 / 0.003 / 0.365 / <.0001
Men / CRP / 0.187 / 0.371 / 0.000 / 0.997 / -0.016 / 0.805
FRS / 0.579 / 0.003 / 0.360 / 0.002 / 0.477 / <.0001
Aortic Plaque Burden
MetSyn - / BMI 18.5 to <25 / BMI 25 to <30 / BMI ≥30
Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value
Women / CRP / 0.172 / 0.005 / 0.111 / 0.069 / 0.008 / 0.894
FRS / 0.399 / 0.0001 / 0.365 / 0.0001 / 0.266 / 0.0001
Men / CRP / 0.327 / 0.0001 / 0.173 / 0.001 / 0.040 / 0.600
FRS / 0.467 / 0.0001 / 0.498 / 0.0001 / 0.374 / 0.0001
MetSyn + / BMI 18.5-<25 / BMI 25-<30 / BMI 30
Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value / Rho / p Value
Women / CRP / 0.479 / 0.021 / 0.028 / 0.786 / -0.036 / 0.490
FRS / 0.549 / 0.007 / 0.396 / 0.0001 / 0.359 / 0.0001
Men / CRP / 0.039 / 0.854 / 0.132 / 0.261 / 0.073 / 0.264
FRS / 0.377 / 0.069 / 0.242 / 0.038 / 0.461 / 0.0001

CRP = C-reactive protein in mg/L; MetSyn = metabolic syndrome; BMI = body mass index in kg/m2, FRS = Framingham risk score in percent 10-year risk, Rho = correlation coefficient.

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