Clinical Study
Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein and Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| | Characteristics | Mean values ± standard error (SE) or percentages (number) |
| | Total Number | 6488 | | Women (%) | 3158 (50.48%) | | Age (years) | |
| | Race/ethnicity (%) | | | Non-Hispanic Whites | 3211 (72.63%) | | Non-Hispanic Blacks | 1309 (10.04%) | | Mexican Americans | 1202 (7.94%) | | Others | 766 (9.40%) |
| | Education categories (%) | | | Below high school | 1733 (16.87%) | | High school | 1576 (24.48%) | | Above high school | 3179 (58.64%) |
| | Smoking (%) | | | Never smoker | 3453 (52.80%) | | Former smoker | 1539 (23.62%) | | Current smoker | 1496 (23.59%) |
| | Alcohol intake, current drinker (%) | 4444 (74.34%) | | Moderate physical activity (%) | 3017 (53.59%) |
| | Body mass index (%) | | | Normal weight | 1970 (33.17%) | | Overweight | 2271 (33.89%) | | Obese | 2247 (32.94%) |
| | Depression (%) | 414 (5.12%) | | Diabetes (%) | 828 (8.92%) | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | |
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