Inflammatory Markers Are Positively Associated with Serum trans-Fatty Acids in an Adult American Population

Table 1

Age- and sex-adjusted mean of serum trans-fatty acids across quartiles of hs-CRP and fibrinogen.

Variables	Quarters of hs-CRP					Quarters of fibrinogen
	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p
Mean ± SD
trans-9-hexadecenoic acid					<0.001					<0.001
trans-11-octadecenoic acid					<0.001					<0.001
trans-9-octadecenoic acid					<0.001					<0.001
trans-9-, trans-12-octadecadienoic acid					<0.001					<0.001

values for linear trend across quarters of hs-CRP. Variables were compared across quarters of hs-CRP and fibrinogen using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) test.