Physical activity, C-reactive protein levels and the risk of future coronary artery disease in apparently healthy men and women: The EPIC€“Norfolk prospective population study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 970-976

  Boekholdt, S Matthijs ^a   Sandhu, Manjinder S ^b   Day, Nicholas E ^b   Luben, Robert ^b   Bingham, Sheila A ^c   Peters, Ron J G ^a   Wareham, Nicholas J ^d   Khaw, Kay Tee ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; coronary artery disease; physical activity; risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845462650     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000209811.97948.07     Document Type: Article

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