Abdominal obesity and other risk factors largely explain the high CRP in Indigenous Australians relative to the general population, but not gender differences: a cross-sectional study

[1] Gabay C(2006)Interleukin-6 and chronic inflammation Arthritis research & therapy 8 S3-140

[2] Kaptoge S(2010)C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis Lancet 375 132-214

[3] Di Angelantonio E(2008)Serum C-reactive protein is an independent risk factor predicting cardiometabolic risk Metabolism: clinical and experimental 57 207-108

[4] Lowe G(2007)Differential association of C-reactive protein with adiposity in men and women in an Aboriginal community in northeast Arnhem Land of Australia International journal of obesity (2005) 31 103-198

[5] Pepys MB(2008)Prevalence and risk factor correlates of elevated C-reactive protein in an adult Australian population The American journal of cardiology 101 193-591

[6] Thompson SG(2007)Increased arterial stiffness in remote Indigenous Australians with high risk of cardiovascular disease Journal of hypertension 25 585-500

[7] Collins R(2003)Inflammation and vascular endothelial activation in an Aboriginal population: relationships to coronary disease risk factors and nutritional markers The Medical journal of Australia 178 495-581

[8] Danesh J(2004)Distribution and correlates of C-reactive protein concentrations among adult US women Clinical chemistry 50 574-469

[9] Onat A(2005)Race and gender differences in C-reactive protein levels Journal of the American College of Cardiology 46 464-1226

[10] Can G(2008)Exploring the usefulness of inflammation-sensitive biomarkers to reveal potential sex differences in relation to low-grade inflammation in individuals with the metabolic syndrome Metabolism: clinical and experimental 57 1221-385

[1] Gabay C(2006)Interleukin-6 and chronic inflammation Arthritis research & therapy 8 S3-140

[2] Kaptoge S(2010)C-reactive protein concentration and risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and mortality: an individual participant meta-analysis Lancet 375 132-214

[3] Di Angelantonio E(2008)Serum C-reactive protein is an independent risk factor predicting cardiometabolic risk Metabolism: clinical and experimental 57 207-108

[4] Lowe G(2007)Differential association of C-reactive protein with adiposity in men and women in an Aboriginal community in northeast Arnhem Land of Australia International journal of obesity (2005) 31 103-198

[5] Pepys MB(2008)Prevalence and risk factor correlates of elevated C-reactive protein in an adult Australian population The American journal of cardiology 101 193-591

[6] Thompson SG(2007)Increased arterial stiffness in remote Indigenous Australians with high risk of cardiovascular disease Journal of hypertension 25 585-500

[7] Collins R(2003)Inflammation and vascular endothelial activation in an Aboriginal population: relationships to coronary disease risk factors and nutritional markers The Medical journal of Australia 178 495-581

[8] Danesh J(2004)Distribution and correlates of C-reactive protein concentrations among adult US women Clinical chemistry 50 574-469

[9] Onat A(2005)Race and gender differences in C-reactive protein levels Journal of the American College of Cardiology 46 464-1226

[10] Can G(2008)Exploring the usefulness of inflammation-sensitive biomarkers to reveal potential sex differences in relation to low-grade inflammation in individuals with the metabolic syndrome Metabolism: clinical and experimental 57 1221-385