Repeated measures of body mass index and C-reactive protein in relation to all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease: results from the consortium on health and ageing network of cohorts in Europe and the United States (CHANCES)

• Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology
• Main Authors: O'Doherty, MG, Jorgensen, T, Borglykke, A, Brenner, H, Schottker, B, Wilsgaard, T, Siganos, G, Kavousi, Maryam, Hughes, M, Muezzinler, A, Holleczek, B, Franco Duran, OH, Hofman, Bert, Boffetta, P, Trichopoulou, A, Kee, F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; Esther; Tromso
• Online Access: https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/8d6279f3-dad3-4b6b-a3d3-8a8bc0757171; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-014-9954-8; http://hdl.handle.net/1765/91366

Obesity has been linked with elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and both have been associated with increased risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous studies have used a single 'baseline' measurement and such analyses cannot account for possible changes in the...