title: Obesity, inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease: distinguishing causality from confounding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. paul.franks@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Franks
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D044383:Black People; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood*; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000208:ethnology; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D020738:Leptin; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002097:C-Reactive Protein