Open AccessChanges in C-reactive protein during weight loss and the association with changes in anthropometric variables in men and women: LIFE Study
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Yatsuya,
Robert W. Jeffery,
Shelby L. Langer,
Nathan Mitchell,
Andrew Flood,
Ericka M. Welsh,
Melanie A. Jaeb,
Patricia S. Laqua,
Michael D. Crowell,
Rona L. Levy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/ijo.2010.200
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , waist , body mass index , c reactive protein , weight change , waist–hip ratio , obesity , weight loss , demography , prospective cohort study , longitudinal study , inflammation , pathology , sociology
To investigate whether sex differences exist in the pattern of change in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels during weight loss, and whether the associations between weight change and CRP change differ by the types of anthropometric variables.