Abdominal adiposity is the main determinant of the C-reactive response to injury in subjects undergoing inguinal hernia repair

• Main Authors: Irkulla Sashidhar (Author), Ujam Bedri (Author), Gaze David (Author), Kumar Devinder (Author), Mendall Michael A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Obesity and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) (a sensitive marker of inflammatory activity) are associated with most chronic diseases. Abdominal adiposity along with age is the strongest determinant of baseline CRP levels in healthy sub...