CRP evolution pattern in CPAP-treated obstructive sleep apnea patients. Does gender play a role?

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[7] D’Agostino RB(2002)Inflammatory biomarkers, hormone replacement therapy, and incident coronary heart disease: prospective analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative observational study JAMA 288 980-987

[8] Newman AB(2003)Interpretation of circulating C-reactive protein levels in adults: body mass index and gender are a must Diabetes Metab 29 133-138

[9] Lebowitz MD(2005)Race and gender differences in C-reactive protein levels J Am Coll Cardiol 46 464-469

[10] Pickering TG(2006)Gender and C-reactive protein: data from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort Am Heart J 152 593-598

[1] Nieto FJ(2000)Association of sleep-disordered breathing, sleep apnea, and hypertension in a large community-based study. Sleep Heart Health Study JAMA 283 829-1836

[2] Young TB(2000)Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: epidemiologic evidence for a relationship Sleep 23 S122-S126

[3] Lind BK(2001)Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease: cross-sectional results of the Sleep Heart Health Study Am J Respir Crit Care Med 163 19-25

[4] Shahar E(2007)C-reactive protein and the prediction of cardiovascular events among those at intermediate risk: moving an inflammatory hypothesis toward consensus J Am Coll Cardiol 49 2129-2138

[5] Samet JM(2002)Prospective study of C-reactive protein, homocysteine, and plasma lipid levels as predictors of sudden cardiac death Circulation 105 2595-2599

[6] Redline S(1999)C-reactive protein, a sensitive marker of inflammation, predicts future risk of coronary heart disease in initially healthy middle-aged men: results from the MONICA (Monitoring Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) Augsburg Cohort Study, 1984 to 1992 Circulation 99 237-242

[7] D’Agostino RB(2002)Inflammatory biomarkers, hormone replacement therapy, and incident coronary heart disease: prospective analysis from the Women’s Health Initiative observational study JAMA 288 980-987

[8] Newman AB(2003)Interpretation of circulating C-reactive protein levels in adults: body mass index and gender are a must Diabetes Metab 29 133-138

[9] Lebowitz MD(2005)Race and gender differences in C-reactive protein levels J Am Coll Cardiol 46 464-469

[10] Pickering TG(2006)Gender and C-reactive protein: data from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort Am Heart J 152 593-598