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Table 3 Anthropometric, clinical and metabolic characteristics according to rs1205

From: C-reactive protein gene rs1205 polymorphism is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation in postmenopausal women

  rs1205  
Variable CC (n = 129) T carriers (n = 198) p-value
Age, years 55.4 ± 5.3 55.7 ± 5.7 0.596a
Time since menopause, years 5 (2–10) 5 (2–12) 0.978a
Waist circumference, cm
 WC < 88 cm 39.5% (73) 40.2% (53) 0.994b
 WC ≥ 88 cm 60.5% (112) 59.8% (79)
Body mass index, kg/m2 (n = 316)c
  < 24.9 31.2% (39) 36.1% (69) 0.633b
 25–30 44.8% (56) 42.9% (82)
  > 30 24.0% (30) 20.9% (40)
SBP, mmHg 125.9 ± 17.8 126.2 ± 18.7 0.902a
DBP, mmHg 80.2 ± 11.5 79.7 ± 11.7 0.714a
Total cholesterol, mg/dl 207.2 ± 46.1 210.5 ± 43.7 0.510a
HDL-c, mg/dl 55.7 ± 12.7 58.8 ± 14.6 0.300a
LDL-c, mg/dl 124.5 ± 40.2 127.5 ± 34.5 0.476a
Triglycerides, mg/dl 140.7 ± 141.8 139.6 ± 118.2 0.938a
Glucose, mg/dl 93.1 ± 18.3 94.2 ± 24.3 0.662a
HOMA-IR 1.7 (1.3–2.3) 1.8 (1.2–2.7) 0.229a
Insulin, μUI/ml 7.3 (5.7–9.8) 8.0 (5.6–11.6) 0.354a
Metabolic syndrome, % (n) 31.8% (41) 28.1% (55) 0.552b
hs-CRP, mg/l 2.1 (1.0–3.9) 1.5 (0.63–2.6) 0.004a
IL6, pg/mL (n = 279)c 1.13 (0.85–1.79) 1.13 (0.76–1.74) 0.285a
HT, % (n) 28.7% (37) 29.3% (58) 0.999b
  1. Values are expressed as (± standard deviation) or median (interquartile range) (25–75%) (aStudent’s t test) or percentage (absolute number) (bχ2 test, with continuity correction when applicable). cNumber of subjects in sub-sample analyses. P-value of nonparametric variables was obtained after logarithmic transformation. SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HDL-c high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-c low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, HT hormone therapy, IL6 interleukin 6