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Fibrinogen, homocyst(e)ine, and C‐reactive protein concentrations relative to sex and socioeconomic status in British young people
Author(s) -
Thomas Eleri,
Cooper StephenMark,
Williams Simon R.P.,
Baker Julien S.,
Davies Bruce
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of human biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1520-6300
pISSN - 1042-0533
DOI - 10.1002/ajhb.20447
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , fibrinogen , medicine , cohort , coronary heart disease , c reactive protein , demography , hum , homocysteine , cohort study , risk factor , environmental health , population , history , inflammation , sociology , performance art , art history
This study assesses the prevalence of recently identified coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in young people of differing socioeconomic status (SES). From November 2001 through March 2002, 100 boys and 108 girls, of age 12.9 ± 0.3 years, selected from differing SES were assessed for CHD risk factors. Measurements included fibrinogen (Fg), homocyst(e)ine (Hcy), and C‐reactive protein (CRP). Fibrinogen was significantly greater among boys from a higher SES compared with those from a low SES ( P ≤ 0.05). Differences according to sex ( P ≤ 0.05) were identified for Fg and CRP. The data indicate the prevalence of recently identified CHD risk factors in this cohort of British schoolchildren. For the purpose of this article, the phrase “young people” embraces both children and adolescents. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 17:809–813, 2005.© 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.