High sensitivity C-reactive protein is related to central obesity and the number of metabolic syndrome components in Jamaican young adults

High sensitivity C-reactive protein is related to central obesity and the number of metabolic syndrome components in Jamaican young adults

BackgroundHigh-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 Jama...

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Main Authors: Nadia R Bennett, Trevor S Ferguson, Franklyn I Bennett, Marshall K Tulloch-Reid, Novie O M Younger-Coleman, Maria D Jackson, Maureen E Samms-Vaughan, Rainford J Wilks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
Jamaica
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
Risk factors
young adults
Black
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcvm.2014.00012/full

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