C-reactive protein concentration and concentrations of blood vitamins, carotenoids, and selenium among United States adults

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1157-1163

  Ford, E S ^a   Liu, S ^b   Mannino, D M ^a   Giles, W H ^c   Smith, S J ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Carotenoids; Retinol; Selenium; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANACIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASCRIPTIN; BETA CAROTENE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CINNAMEDRINE; COTININE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; LYCOPENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RETINOL; RETINOL ESTER; SELENIUM; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ASCORBIC ACID; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; SELENIUM; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0141627702     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601667     Document Type: Article

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