title: Relationship between C-reactive protein and atherosclerotic risk factors and oxidative stress markers among young persons 10-18 years old.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was undertaken to determine the association of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) with generalized and abdominal obesity, body fat composition, the metabolic syndrome, and oxidative stress markers among young people.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a population-based study of 512 young people, aged 10-18 years. We obtained anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, CRP, malondialdehyde (MDA), and conjugated diene (CDE) were quantified. LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated for samples with TG < or =4.52 mmol/L RESULTS: Mean triglycerides, waist and hip circumferences, percentage body fat, subcutaneous fat, and systolic blood pressure increased significantly with increasing body mass index (BMI). In contrast, the mean LDL and TC were higher in underweight than normal weight individuals, and then increased significantly from normal to higher BMI categories. Mean HDL cholesterol significantly decreased with increasing BMI. Overall, CRP, MDA, and CDE were significantly correlated with measures of abdominal obesity. Serum CRP, MDA, and CDE significantly increased in the upper quartiles of waist circumference. Study participants with higher CRP concentrations were more likely to have metabolic syndrome and high oxidative stress markers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We found a significant positive association between CRP and oxidative stress markers in healthy young people, as well as an increase in these markers in the upper quartiles of waist circumference, but not BMI. Oxidative stress and CRP may interact in the early inflammatory processes of atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. kroya@aap.net
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kelishadi
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharifi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.forename: Khosrow
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adeli
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000886:Anthropometry; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism; D009765:Obesity / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D002097:C-Reactive Protein