Vitamin concentrations related to inflammation
Whereas all control subjects had CRP concentrations 8 mg/L, 65 patients (59%) had moderately elevated CRP concen- trations, with concentrations ranging from 8 to 69 mg/L. This finding was more frequent in women (n 52; 68%) than in men (n 13; 38%) (P 0.003). Patients with moderately elevated CRP concentrations had significantly lower mean concentrations of vitamins A, B-6, and C than did patients with lower CRP concentrations (Table 3).