C-reactive protein levels in patients at cardiovascular risk: EURIKA study

Table 3 Metabolic syndrome markers, overall and according to CRP levels

	Overall	CRP <1 mg/L	CRP 1 to 3 mg/L	CRP ≥3 mg/L
	(N = 7565)	(n = 1739)	(n = 3104)	(n = 2722)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Low HDL-C^a	1690 (22.3)	240 (13.8)	612 (19.7)	838 (30.8)
High triglycerides^b	3046 (40.3)	514 (29.6)	1237 (39.9)	1295 (47.6)
High HbA_1c ^c	2781 (36.8)	493 (28.3)	1092 (35.2)	1196 (43.9)
Large waist circumference^d	6150 (81.3)	1223 (70.3)	2571 (82.8)	2356 (86.6)
High blood pressure^e	6436 (85.1)	1390 (79.9)	2628 (84.7)	2418 (88.8)

^a<1.0 mmol/L in men or <1.3 mmol/L in women.
^b≥1.7 mmol/L.
^c≥6%.
^dCut-off dependent on ethnicity (European Caucasian, Sub-Saharan, Middle East/North African and Afro-American: males ≥94 cm and females ≥80 cm; Asian, South American and Caribbean: males ≥90 cm and females ≥80 cm; Native American: males ≥102 cm and females ≥88 cm), in line with clinical guidelines [22]).
^eSystolic blood pressure ≥130 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mmHg, or taking antihypertensive medication.

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