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Cross-sectional population associations between detailed adiposity measures and C-reactive protein levels at age 6 years: the Generation R Study.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jul 2015
Toemen L, Gishti O, Vogelezang S, Gaillard R, Hofman A, Franco O H, Felix J F, Jaddoe V W V
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OBJECTIVES: High body mass index is associated with increased C-reactive protein levels in childhood and adulthood. Little is known about the associations of detailed adiposity measures with C-reactive protein levels in childhood. We examined the associations of general and abdominal adiposity measures with C-reactive protein levels at school age. To gain insight into the direction of causality, we used genetic...
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