Association between C-reactive protein and features of the metabolic syndrome -: A population-based study
Association between C-reactive protein and features of the metabolic syndrome -: A population-based study
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DOI:
10.2337/diacare.23.12.1835
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发表时间:
2000-12-01
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影响因子:
16.2
通讯作者:
Koenig, W
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作者:
Fröhlich, M;Imhof, A;Koenig, W
OBJECTIVE - To assess the association of circulating levels of C-reactive protein, a sensitive systemic marker of inflammation, with different components of the metabolic syndrome.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - Total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, BMI, and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension were assessed in 747 men and 956 women aged 18-89 years who were participating in the population-based National Health and Nutrition Survey, which was carried out in former West Germany in 1987-1988.RESULTS - There was a statistically significant positive crude correlation between C-reactive protein and TC (R = 0.19), TG (R = 0.29), BMI (R = 0.32), glucose (R = 0.11), and uric acid (R = 0.14) (all P < 0.0001). A negative correlation was found between C-reactive protein and HDL cholesterol (R = 0.13, P < 0.0001). The age-adjusted geometric means of C-reactive protein concentrations in subjects grouped according to the presence of 0-1, 2-3, and greater than or equal to4 features of the metabolic syndrome were 1.11, 1.27, and 2.16 mg/l, respectively, with a statistically highly significant trend (P < 0.0001).CONCLUSIONS - The data suggest that a variety of features of the metabolic syndrome are associated with a systemic inflammatory response.