Repeated measures of body mass index and C-reactive protein in relation to all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: results from the consortium on health and ageing network of cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES)
Obesity has been linked with elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and both have been associated with increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have used a single ‘baseline’ measurement and such analyses cannot account for possible changes in these which m...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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25 November 2014
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European journal of epidemiology
Year: 2014, Volume: 29, Issue: 12, Pages: 887-897 |
| ISSN: | 1573-7284 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10654-014-9954-8 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9954-8
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| Author Notes: | Mark G. O’Doherty, Torben Jørgensen, Anders Borglykke, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker, Tom Wilsgaard, Galatios Siganos, Maryam Kavousi, Maria Hughes, Aysel Müezzinler, Bernd Holleczek, Oscar H. Franco, Albert Hofman, Paolo Boffetta, Antonia Trichopoulou, Frank Kee |