High sensitivity C-reactive protein as a cardiovascular risk marker in independent community-living elderly persons.

High sensitivity C-reactive protein as a cardiovascular risk marker in independent community-living elderly persons. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2018 Sep-Oct;32(5):1199-1204 Authors: Płóciniczak A, Dzięgielewska-Gęsiak S, Brożek A, Blacha A, Nowicki M, Formanowicz D Abstract An alarming fact is that increasing numbers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events occur more often among elderly individuals without previous occurrence of CVD. There are numerous modifiable risk factors such as dyslipidemia,-and inflammatory markers, as well as cardiovascular events risk charts, in the identification and prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality among elderly population. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze some CVD risk factors as well as international CVD risk charts in independent community-living elderly persons in relation to their hs-CRP concentration in serum. Of 516 elderly Caucasians, 50 were non-smoking, with no positive history of chronic or acute diseases. The patients' clinical, biochemical and CVD risk charts were recorded. The CRP values were categorized according to the known cut-off points for stratification of cardiovascular risk: low risk patients with hs-CRP of less than 1 mg/L (low hs-CRP), moderate risk with hs-CRP of 1-3 mg/L (moderate hs- CRP) and high risk with hs-CRP of >3 mg/L (high hs-CRP). The groups did not differ in terms of age, anthropometric measures, fasting glucose, creatinine and ur...
Source: Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Biol Regul Homeost Agents Source Type: research