Individual and area-level determinants associated with C-reactive protein as a marker of cardiometabolic risk among adults: Results from the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 2008-2011.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a sensitive biomarker of systemic inflammation and is related to the development and progression of cardiometabolic diseases. Beyond individual-level determinants, characteristics of the residential physical and social environment are increasingly recognized as contextual determinants of systemic inflammation and cardiometabolic risks. Based on a large nationwide sample of adults in Germany, we analyzed the cross-sectional association of hsCRP with residential environment characteristics. We specifically asked whether these associations are observed independent of determinants at the individual level. METHODS:Data on serum hsCRP levels and individual sociodemographic, behavioral, and anthropometric characteristics were available fro

SUBMITTER: Steppuhn H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368296 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature