Association of C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome in a rural Chinese population.
OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in a rural Chinese population.


METHODS
We performed a population-based cross-sectional study.


RESULTS
The median CRP was 0.90 mg/L. After exclusion of subjects with a CRP value >10 mg/L, The median CRP with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 components of MetS were 0.61, 0.61, 0.73, 1.07, 1.51, and 1.16 mg/L (P=0.029 for linear trend) in men, and were 0.37, 0.45, 0.62, 1.10, 1.52, and 2.17 mg/L (P=0.002 for linear trend) in women, respectively. After adjustment for potential confounders, compared with those without components of MetS, those with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 components of MetS had ORs of 1.39, 1.08, 1.84, 2.65, and 1.21 for elevated CRP in men and 1.91, 2.06, 3.10, 4.06, and 6.01 in women, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
In this rural Chinese population, the CRP concentration was lower than that of Caucasians and strongly related to the MetS, especially in women.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing, China.
Jiangping
J
Wen
Yuanbo
Y
Liang
Fenghua
F
Wang
Lanping
L
Sun
Yongjun
Y
Guo
Xinrong
X
Duan
Xiangyi
X
Liu
Qiushan
Q
Tao
Tien Yin
TY
Wong
Xinxin
X
Lu
Ningli
N
Wang
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D044466:Asian People; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012424:Rural Population; D012727:Sex Characteristics
D002097:C-Reactive Protein