title: Comparison between C-reactive protein and adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein as a component of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We compared the diagnostic accuracy of CRP and adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) for the metabolic syndrome (MS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined 310 middle-aged Caucasian women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CRP and AFABP values were significantly associated with the MS probability in the logistic regression model. Operating characteristic curves comparison showed similar areas under the curve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Measurement of A-FABP is equivalent to CRP in the diagnostic utility of the MS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicholas Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland. diag.ka@wp.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefanska
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sypniewska
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blaszkiewicz
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ponikowska
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cwiklinska-Jurkowska
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D016015:Logistic Models; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood; D011044:Poland; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D050556:Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins; D002097:C-Reactive Protein