The association between self-rated health and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level: a cross-sectional and 5-year longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Takashi Tamura (Author), Mariko Naito (Author), Kenta Maruyama (Author), Mineko Tsukamoto (Author), Tae Sasakabe (Author), Rieko Okada (Author), Sayo Kawai (Author), Asahi Hishida (Author), Kenji Wakai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although self-rated health (SRH) independently predicts mortality, the biological background of this association remains unexplained. This study aimed to examine the association between SRH and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) level. Methods Subjects were 899 par...