Self-rated health is associated with elevated C-reactive protein even among apparently healthy individuals

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 213-218

  Leshem Rubinow, Eran ^a   Shenhar Tsarfaty, Shani ^a   Milwidsky, Assi ^a   Toker, Sharon ^a   Shapira, Itzhak ^a   Berliner, Shlomo ^a   Benyamini, Yael ^a   Melamed, Samuel ^a   Rogowski, Ori ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Apparently healthy individuals; C reactive protein (CRP); Inflammation; Self rated health (SRH)

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84928727877     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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