Distribution of C‐Reactive Protein and Its Relation to Risk Factors and Coronary Heart Disease Risk Estimation in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III

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Abstract
The authors examined the distribution of, and risk factors associated with, the inflammatory marker C‐reactive protein (CRP) among a large sample of non‐institutionalized American adults aged 30–74 years of age, and its relation to estimated 10‐year coronary heart disease risk. The population studied comprised 4472 men and 5212 women aged 30–74 years, without coronary heart disease, who had CRP measurements in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). The 10‐year risk of coronary heart disease was estimated from Framingham risk factor algorithms among those with CRP levels of ≤ 0.21 mg/dL, >0.21–0.21‐