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Provedor de dados:  BJMBR
País:  Brazil
Título:  High sensitivity C-reactive protein distribution in the elderly: the Bambuí Cohort Study, Brazil
Autores:  Assunção,L.G.S.
Eloi-Santos,S.M.
Peixoto,S.V.
Data:  2012-12-01
Ano:  2012
Palavras-chave:  C-reactive protein
Elderly
Epidemiology
Cardiovascular risk
Brazil
Resumo:  The measurement of the serum concentration of the acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) provides a useful marker in clinical practice. However, the distribution of CRP is not available for all age and population groups. This study assessed the distribution of high sensitivity-CRP (hs-CRP) by gender and age in 1470 elderly individuals from a Brazilian community that participates in the Bambuí Cohort Study. Blood samples were collected after 12 h of fasting and serum samples were stored at -70°C. Measurements were made with a commercial hs-CRP immunonephelometric instrument. More than 50% of the results were above 3.0 mg/L for both genders. Mean hs-CRP was higher in women (3.62 ± 2.58 mg/L) than in men (3.03 ± 2.50 mg/L). This difference was observed for all ages, except for the over-80 age group. This is the first population-based study to describe hs-CRP values in Latin American elderly subjects. Our results indicate that significant gender differences exist in the distribution of hs-CRP, and suggest that gender-specific cut-off points for hs-CRP would be necessary for the prediction of cardiovascular risks.
Tipo:  Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200025
Editor:  Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Relação:  10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500154
Formato:  text/html
Fonte:  Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research v.45 n.12 2012
Direitos:  info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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