Increased C-Reactive Protein in Brazilian Children: Association with Cardiometabolic Risk and Metabolic Syndrome Components (PASE Study)

Table 3

Spearman’s correlation between serum hs-CRP concentration and anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical parameters in children, Viçosa, MG, Brazil, 2015.

Variables	hs-CRP (mg/L)
	r	values
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.191	<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)	0.217	<0.001
Neck circumference (cm)	0.173	0.001
WHtR	0.228	<0.001
Body fat (%)	0.206	<0.001
Gynoid body fat (g)	0.222	<0.001
Android body fat (g)	0.195	<0.001
TC (mg/dL)	−0.031	0.561
HDL-c (mg/dL)	−0.095	0.076
LDL-c (mg/dL)	−0.019	0.720
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	0.018	0.735
Glucose (mg/dL)	0.048	0.372
HOMA-IR	0.163	0.002
Insulin (μU/ml)	0.170	0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	0.100	0.061
Systolic BP (mmHg)	0.110	0.041
Uric acid (mg/dL)	0.101	0.060
Homocysteine (ng/mL)	0.099	0.110
HTGWP	0.150	0.005
Leptin (ng/mL)	0.033	0.534
ApoA1 (mg/dL)	−0.071	0.187
apoB (mg/dL)	0.045	0.471
apoB/ApoA1	0.076	0.222

hs-CRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein; TC, total cholesterol; BP, blood pressure; HTGWP, hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype; apoB, apolipoprotein B; ApoA1, apolipoprotein A1. Spearman’s correlation test ().