Obesity, inflammatory markers and cardiovascular disease: distinguishing causality from confounding.
Franks
P W
PW
Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. paul.franks@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk
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
D015415:Biomarkers; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D020738:Leptin; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002097:C-Reactive Protein