Metabolic Syndrome, C-Reactive Protein, and Mortality in U.S. Blacks and Whites: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Author(s) -
Takeki Suzuki,
Jenifer H. Voeks,
Neil A. Zakai,
Nancy S. Jenny,
Todd M. Brown,
Monika M. Safford,
Martin M. LeWinter,
George Howard,
Mary Cushman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc13-2059
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic syndrome , confounding , hazard ratio , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , population , stroke (engine) , c reactive protein , demography , cohort study , cohort , obesity , endocrinology , confidence interval , environmental health , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering , inflammation
We evaluate associations of metabolic syndrome (MetS), C-reactive protein (CRP), and a CRP-incorporated definition of MetS (CRPMetS) with risk of all-cause mortality in a biracial population.
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