Additive effects of obesity and loneliness on C-reactive protein.

Obesity and loneliness are associated with C-reactive protein (CRP), a predictor of cardiovascular disease. It is unknown whether the co-presence of obesity and loneliness is associated with additional risk for clinically elevated CRP. The present study thus examines their independent and combined e...

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Main Authors: Gregory Pavela, Young-Il Kim, Sarah-Jeanne Salvy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237312?pdf=render

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