Association between C reactive protein and microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction in sub-Saharan Africans with and without diabetes: the RODAM study.
Charles Frederick Hayfron-BenjaminAnke H Maitland-van der ZeeBert-Jan van den BornAlbert G B AmoahKarlijn A C MeeksKerstin Klipstein-GrobuschMatthias B SchulzeJoachim SprangerIna DanquahLiam SmeethErik J A J BeuneFrank MockenhauptCharles O AgyemangPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)
In this study, higher CRP concentration was associated with higher odds of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans. Also, higher CRP concentration was associated with higher odds of nephropathy and PAD in non-diabetes and higher odds of PAD in diabetes. CRP may be an important marker for assessment of risk of diabetes and risk for PAD and nephropathy in sub-Saharan Africans with and without diabetes.