Table 3

The correlation coefficients between hs-CRP change and CVD (n=4778)

	Correlation coefficient	P value
Total	−0.003	0.846
Male	−0.002	0.939
Female	0.001	0.974
Current smokers	−0.016	0.580
Not current smokers	0.003	0.842
Drinker	−0.051	0.114
Non-drinker	0.011	0.512
BP therapy	0.050	0.205
Without BP therapy	−0.016	0.317
Statin therapy	0.077	0.566
Without statin therapy	−0.006	0.690
DM	0.014	0.762
Without DM	−0.002	0.910

BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.; Hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.