Elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein prevalence

US versus Korean population is associated with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein prevalence in humans (35.7% versus 12.2%; difference 23.5 percentage points (95% CI 19.4–27.7); age-sex-adjusted PR 2.86 (2.48–3.30), waist-adjusted PR 1.66 (1.40–1.98), BMI-adjusted PR 1.92 (1.62–2.26)).

“Elevated-hsCRP prevalence was 12.2% in Korea and 35.7% in the United States (difference, 23.5 percentage points; 95% CI, 19.4-27.7)”

HumansUS versus Korean adults with LDL-C below 100 mg/dL and hsCRP of 10 mg/L or less; elevated hsCRP defined as 2-10 mg/L

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein profiles differ between Korean and US adults with LDL cholesterol below 100 mg/dL

medRxiv·15 Oct 2026Preprint