C-Reactive Protein and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Population-Based Sample of Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Marie Lambert,
Edgard Delvin,
Gilles Paradis,
Jennifer O’Loughlin,
James A. Hanley,
Émile Lévy
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2004.036418
Subject(s) - c reactive protein , percentile , medicine , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , insulin , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , population , lipid profile , inflammation , statistics , mathematics , environmental health
C-Reactive protein (CRP) is a risk marker for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In youth, limited data are available on the distribution of high-sensitivity CRP as well as on its association with components of the metabolic syndrome.
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