Distribution of serum C-reactive protein and its association with atherosclerotic risk factors in a Japanese population: Jichi Medical School Cohort Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1183-1190

  Yamada, Seishi ^a   Gotoh, Tadao ^a   Nakashima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kayaba, Kazunori ^b   Ishikawa, Shizukiyo ^b   Nago, Naoki ^c   Nakamura, Yosikazu ^b   Itoh, Yoshihisa ^d   Kajii, Eiji ^b  

^a Wara National Health Insurance Hospital   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tsukude National Health Insurance Clinic   (Japan)

^d ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cross sectional studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0035876091     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.12.1183     Document Type: Article

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