Table 1 Baseline characteristics by CRP status of adult cancer survivors (NHANES 2003–2010).
Characteristics | Low CRP (n = 937) | High CRP (n = 682) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Weighted number | 9,307,528 | 6,118,824 | |
Age (years) | 65.03 ± 0.53 | 64.71 ± 0.63 | 0.670 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.067 | ||
Female | 455 (54.6) | 374 (60.3) | |
Male | 482 (45.4) | 308 (39.7) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.003 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 756 (90.9) | 492 (87.0) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 88 (3.6) | 109 (7.1) | |
Mexican American/Hispanic | 22 (0.9) | 24 (1.6) | |
Other | 71 (4.6) | 57 (4.3) | |
Education, n (%) | 0.023 | ||
Less than high school | 223 (15.4) | 197 (20.9) | |
High school and above | 714 (84.6) | 485 (79.1) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.227 | ||
Married/with a partner | 610 (69.2) | 401 (64.3) | |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 292 (27.2) | 257 (32.3) | |
Single | 35 (3.6) | 24 (3.4) | |
Body mass index, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Normal | 311 (35.5) | 124 (18.1) | |
Underweight | 21 (2.5) | 9 (1.0) | |
Overweight | 388 (40.1) | 211 (29.8) | |
Obesity | 217 (21.9) | 338 (51.1) | |
Smoking status, n (%) | 0.011 | ||
Never | 435 (47.4) | 269 (38.3) | |
Ever | 391 (39.4) | 306 (44.7) | |
Now | 111 (13.2) | 107 (17.0) | |
Physical activity, n (%) | 0.002 | ||
Inactive | 644 (67.8) | 524 (77.2) | |
Active | 293 (32.2) | 158 (22.8) | |
Hypertension, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Absence | 433 (52.7) | 253 (40.9) | |
Presence | 504 (47.3) | 429 (59.1) | |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 0.014 | ||
Absence | 790 (87.6) | 534 (82.0) | |
Presence | 147 (12.4) | 148 (18.0) | |
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 0.017 | ||
Absence | 705 (80.3) | 473 (74.9) | |
Presence | 232 (19.7) | 209 (25.1) |
