Abstract:
:Background: It remains unclear which anthropometric measure best predicts elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels. This study investigated the association and synergistic interaction of two obesity indices with elevated hs-CRP levels in a national sample of Korean adults, stratified by sex. Methods: The present cross-sectional study used data from the 2015-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 18,610 subjects aged ≥20 years after excluding those with missing variables. Multiple logistic regression analyses and chi-squared tests were performed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with elevated hs-CRP levels. Interaction analysis was used to examine the synergistic effect between BMI and WC on the risk of having elevated hs-CRP levels. Results: Elevated hs-CRP levels exceeding 3 mg/L were present in 9.3% and 7.5% of men and women, respectively. The relationship between each obesity index and elevated hs-CRP levels was significant in women (high WC (odds ratio [OR] = 1.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.24-2.54), high BMI (OR = 2.08, 95% CI = 1.58-2.74)) but not in men (high WC (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 0.86-1.64), high BMI (OR = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.77-1.29)). Furthermore, combined measures of the two obesity indices and interaction analysis results revealed a synergistic association in men (OR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.33-1.85; relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI) = 0.39, 95% CI = -0.09-0.86), and women (OR = 3.70, 95% CI = 3.09-4.43; RERI = 0.85, 95% CI = -0.06-1.75). Conclusion: BMI and WC were significantly associated with a risk of elevated hs-CRP levels in women but not in men. Nevertheless, significant synergistic interactions were seen in combined measures of BMI and WC, regardless of sex. These findings emphasize the need to use both measures of adiposity concurrently in the assessment of obesity and when identifying cardiovascular risk.
journal_name
Int J Environ Res Public Healthauthors
Nari F,Jang BN,Kim GR,Park EC,Jang SIdoi
10.3390/ijerph17218279subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-11-09 00:00:00issue
21eissn
1661-7827issn
1660-4601pii
ijerph17218279journal_volume
17pub_type
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