C-reactive protein in Brazilian adolescents: distribution and association with metabolic syndrome in ERICA survey.

Denise Tavares GianniniM C C KuschnirC L de OliveiraK V BlochB D SchaanF V CureauK M B de CarvalhoG M DiasM Szklo

Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2017)

The association of CRP with metabolic syndrome and its components suggests that inflammation may be useful in assessing cardiovascular risk in adolescents.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
young adults
physical activity
insulin resistance
oxidative stress
uric acid
cross sectional
adipose tissue