C-Reactive Protein and Features of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Population-Based Sample of Children and Adolescents
Open Access
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 50 (10), 1762-1768
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2004.036418
Abstract
Background: C-Reactive protein (CRP) is a risk marker for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In youth, limited data are available on the distribution of high-sensitivity CRP as well as on its association with components of the metabolic syndrome.Keywords
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