Additive value of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in risk prediction for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among a representative adult cohort in Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are inflammatory makers of potential interest in all-cause and cardiovascular death risk prediction, but their additive explanatory value to established risk factors is not well documented among nonwestern populations. Methods: We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664617300967 |