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.