Association of Markers of Proinflammatory Phenotype and Beige Adipogenesis with Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Centrally Obese Adults

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of Chinese subjects categorized by serum CRP levels ().

	Low CRP^a	High CRP^a	value
CRP (pg/mL)^b	154.4 ± 111.1	839.5 ± 353.8	<0.001
Age (years)	59.7 ± 6.9	60.0 ± 8.8	0.77
Waist circumference (cm)	80.9 ± 8.8	83.7 ± 10.0	0.19
Systolic BP (mmHg)	121.0 ± 17.0	134.0 ± 8.2	<0.001
Diastolic BP (mmHg)	71.9 ± 23.3	75.2 ± 10.9	0.08
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.2 ± 0.5	1.7 ± 1.1	0.01
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.6 ± 0.4	1.4 ± 0.4	0.001
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	5.2 ± 0.9	5.5 ± 1.2	0.38
Irisin (μg/mL)^b,c	8.5 (5.8, 11.7)	6.5 (3.6, 10.0)	0.05

^aSerum CRP levels were categorized into low and high levels based on sample median. ^bStatistical analyses carried out on available data. ^cOutliers were excluded. Data were mean ± SD or median (25th, 75th) for serum irisin level. BP: blood pressure; CRP: C-reactive protein; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.