Relation Between C-Reactive Protein, Homocysteine Levels, Fibrinogen, and Lipoprotein Levels and Leukocyte and Platelet Counts, and 10-Year Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Among Healthy Adults in the USA
March 13th, 2010 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2010
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 March 2010
Chan Seok, Park , Sang-Hyun, Ihm , Ki-Dong, Yoo , Dong-Bin, Kim , Jong-, Min Lee , …
The association between systemic inflammation and the estimated 10-year risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) according to the Framingham risk score is largely unknown. In this study, 6,371 participants in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) aged 40 to 79 years, who had no histories of heart attack, stroke, peripheral artery disease, or diabetes mellitus, were categorized into groups at low (20%) risk according to 10-year risk for CAD, calculated using the Framingham risk score modified by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III. After adjustments for…
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