Open AccessRelationship of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels to Anthropometric and other Metabolic Parameters in Indian Children with Simple Overweight and Obesity
Author(s) -
Devi Dayal,
Harshita Jain,
Savita Verma Attri,
Bhavneet Bharti,
Anil Kumar Bhalla
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8191.4685
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , waist , body mass index , anthropometry , obesity , c reactive protein , metabolic syndrome , endocrinology , high density lipoprotein , cholesterol , inflammation
High senstivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels correlate well other parameters of obesity related metabolic syndrome (MS) and can be used as predictors of future cardiovascular disease risk. There is limited data on hsCRP levels in Indian children with simple obesity.