Ethnic Differences in C-Reactive Protein Concentrations | Zendy

Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth | Zendy; Donald M. LloydJones | Zendy; Alicia Colvin | Zendy; Karen A. Matthews | Zendy; Janet M. Johnston | Zendy; MaryFran Sowers | Zendy; Barbara Sternfeld | Zendy; Richard C. Pasternak | Zendy; Claudia U. Chae | Zendy

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Ethnic Differences in C-Reactive Protein Concentrations

Author(s) -

Alyson Kelley-Hedgepeth,

Donald M. LloydJones,

Alicia Colvin,

Karen A. Matthews,

Janet M. Johnston,

MaryFran Sowers,

Barbara Sternfeld,

Richard C. Pasternak,

Claudia U. Chae

Publication year - 2008

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.2007.098996

Subject(s) - body mass index , ethnic group , medicine , anthropometry , demography , socioeconomic status , c reactive protein , odds ratio , prospective cohort study , population , gerontology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology , inflammation

Limited data exist regarding the ethnic differences in C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations, an inflammatory marker associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We hypothesized that known CVD risk factors, including anthropometric characteristics, would explain much of the observed ethnic variation in CRP.

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