Baseline (year 7) Characteristics of 3,300 Participants in the CARDIA Study, According to the C-reactive Protein (CRP) Categories^*^†.

Abbreviations; K, 1,000: EU, exercise units: *Median values and interquartile ranges are shown for continuous variables and percentages for categorical variables. †Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding. ‡1 drink/day approximately corresponds to 12 g alcohol/day. §Comorbidities were self-reported in response to the questions “Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that you have …”. ||Asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ¶Use of oral contraceptive pills or menopausal hormone replacement therapy. The percentages given in this row are among women only.