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C-Reactive Protein and Incident Hypertension in Black and White Americans in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Cohort Study.

Timothy B PlanteD Leann LongBoyi GuoGeorge HowardApril P CarsonVirginia J HowardSuzanne E JuddNancy Swords JennyNeil A ZakaiMary Cushman
Published in: American journal of hypertension (2021)
Elevated CRP attenuated a portion of the unadjusted excess risk of hypertension in Black adults, but this excess risk was attenuated when controlling for measures of obesity in females and diet and socioeconomic factors in males. Inflammation related to these risk factors might explain part of the Black-White disparity in hypertension.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • risk factors
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • insulin resistance
  • cardiovascular disease
  • oxidative stress
  • atrial fibrillation
  • physical activity
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • skeletal muscle