Acute phase proteins as prospective risk markers for arterial stiffness: The Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort.

Iram Faqir MuhammadYan BornéGerd ÖstlingCecilia KennbäckMikael GottsäterMargaretha PerssonPeter M NilssonGunnar Engström

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Alpha-1-antitrypsin, C3 and CRP are associated with arterial stiffness. The results indicate that low grade inflammation is associated with arterial stiffness in addition to established cardiovascular risk factors.

Keyphrases

low grade
cardiovascular risk factors
blood pressure
high grade
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
papillary thyroid
oxidative stress
weight loss
physical activity
squamous cell