Abdominal adiposity is the main determinant of the C-reactive response to injury in subjects undergoing inguinal hernia repair

BACKGROUND: Obesity and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) (a sensitive marker of inflammatory activity) are associated with most chronic diseases. Abdominal adiposity along with age is the strongest determinant of baseline CRP levels in healthy subjects. The mechanism of the association of serum CRP wi...

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Autores principales: Irkulla, Sashidhar, Ujam, Bedri, Gaze, David, Kumar, Devinder, Mendall, Michael A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3579693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23391158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-9255-10-5

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