Plasma C reactive protein concentration indicates a direct relation between systemic inflammation an...
Plasma C reactive protein concentration indicates a direct relation between systemic inflammation and social deprivation
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London: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
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An increase in the plasma concentration of C reactive protein (CRP), within the reference range for the population but below the threshold that indicates clinically significant inflammation, is an independent risk factor for CHD. 3 It is also a predictor for the development of diabetes mellitus 4 -a major cause of vascular disease. Full details of the methods used to derive the DEPCATs are available on line from the Medical Research Council's Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow ( www.msoc-mrc.gla.ac.uk/Publications/pub/Carstairs_MAIN.html ), which has reported that the DEPCATs of Scottish postcode sectors based on the 2001 census data are strongly correlated (r = 0.955) with those derived from the 1991 census....
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Plasma C reactive protein concentration indicates a direct relation between systemic inflammation and social deprivation
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1860885
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1860885
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1355-6037
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1468-201X
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10.1136/hrt.2005.063081
