Means* of C reactive protein (CRP), serum amyloid A protein, (SAA) and fibrinogen by socioeconomic status and age group
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Middle | High | p Value† | ||
| *Geometric means of CRP and SAA, and arithmetic means of fibrinogen, adjusted for age, smoking, waist to hip ratio, and prevalent longstanding diseases. | |||||
| †p for trend. | |||||
| CRP (mg/l) | <60 years | 2.18 | 1.58 | 1.31 | 0.017 |
| 60–74 years | 2.15 | 2.13 | 1.83 | 0.267 | |
| SAA (μg/l) | <60 years | 6.25 | 4.45 | 4.24 | 0.032 |
| 60–74 years | 5.54 | 5.32 | 5.28 | 0.842 | |
| Fibrinogen (g/l) | <60 years | 4.03 | 3.66 | 3.45 | <0.001 |
| 60–74 years | 4.05 | 3.94 | 3.78 | 0.005 | |