High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein is Related to Central Obesity and the Number of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Jamaican Young Adults.
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SUBMITTER: Bennett NR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4668855 | biostudies-other | 2014
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High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein is Related to Central Obesity and the Number of Metabolic Syndrome Components in Jamaican Young Adults.
Bennett Nadia R NR Ferguson Trevor S TS Bennett Franklyn I FI Tulloch-Reid Marshall K MK Younger-Coleman Novie O M NO Jackson Maria D MD Samms-Vaughan Maureen E ME Wilks Rainford J RJ
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20141216
<h4>Background</h4>High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) has been shown to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) endpoints and is associated with CVD risk factors and the metabolic syndrome. This study evaluated the association between hsCRP and CVD risk factors among Afro-Caribbean young adults in Jamaica.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Jamaica 1986 Birth Cohort Study. Data were collected between 2005 and 2007 when participants were 18-20 years old. ...[more]
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