Table 4

 Levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, white blood cell (WBC) count and albumin by sex specific quintiles of maximal inspiratory pressure

CRP log10 transformedFibrinogenWBC countAlbumin
Values are mean (SD).
Quintile 10.27 (0.45)334 (71)6.54 (2.10)3.991 (0.30)
Quintile 20.28 (0.45)325 (62)6.50 (2.10)3.999 (0.29)
Quintile 30.27 (0.44)320 (64)6.24 (1.84)4.026 (0.30)
Quintile 40.22 (0.41)308 (56)6.05 (2.01)4.021 (0.29)
Quintile 50.26 (0.41)305 (60)6.06 (1.62)4.033 (0.29)
ANOVA0.044<0.001<0.0010.018