TY - JOUR
T1 - Are the associations between diet and C-reactive protein independent of obesity?
AU - Hickling, Siobhan
AU - Hung, Joe
AU - Knuiman, Matthew
AU - Divitini, Mark
AU - Beilby, John
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Objectives. To determine the relative magnitude of the effect of dietary factors on circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, controlling for BMI.Methods. 1808 men and 2269 women attended the 1994/95 follow-up survey from the Busselton Health Study, Australia. A composite diet score was derived from a short questionnaire. Height and weight were measured.Results. After controlling for BMI, CRP levels were associated with red meat intake (males only, p=0.001), fruit intake (males p
AB - Objectives. To determine the relative magnitude of the effect of dietary factors on circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, controlling for BMI.Methods. 1808 men and 2269 women attended the 1994/95 follow-up survey from the Busselton Health Study, Australia. A composite diet score was derived from a short questionnaire. Height and weight were measured.Results. After controlling for BMI, CRP levels were associated with red meat intake (males only, p=0.001), fruit intake (males p
U2 - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 47
SP - 71
EP - 76
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
ER -
