Table 1 Baseline characteristics and c-reactive protein at different time points of study subjects

Age (mean, sd, range)

60.6 (14.4, 24-90)

Ethnic Group: n, %

White Caucasian

77 (76%)

Afro Carib

14 (14%)

Asian

6 (5%)

Other

5 (5%)

Smoking status (%)

Current

21 (21%

Ex

31 (30%)

Never

50 (49%)

Anti-hypertensive medication

21 (20%)

Waist:hip ratio (mean, sd,range)

0.945 (0.071, 0.79-1.14)

Waist circumference (cm) (mena, sd, range)

94.9 (9.54, 74-127)

BMI (mean, sd, range)

25.7 (3.09, 17.9-37)

Exercise

<2 x /week

68 (67%)

2 + x/week

34 (33%)

Occupation:

Manual

19 (19%)

Non-manual

34 (33%)

retired

49 (48%)

Wound length cm mean, sem, range

8.43 (0.84, 7-10)

Duration of surgery mins

18.2 (5.54, 8-40)

Mean, sd, range

Serum C-reactive protein, geom. Mean, median, range) at baseline n = 102

1.28 (1.34, 0.1-92.4)

Serum C-reactive protein, geom. Mean, median, range) at 6 hrs n = 95

1.22 (1.30, 0.1-79.8)

Serum C-reactive protein, geom. Mean, median, range) at 24 hrs n = 98

13.7 (17.6, 0.8-120)

Serum C-reactive protein, geom. Mean, median, range) at 48 hrs n = 97

20.0 (27.4, 0.1-121.4)

Serum C-reactive protein, geom. Mean, median, range) peak n = 102

24.0 (28.4, 0.1-121.4)