Abstract
Heavier BMI has been associated with higher C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation. We investigated CRP and its primary regulatory cytokine, IL6, in relation to BMI fertile and mortality using data from the Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study on 485 healthy men and women who never smoked cigarettes (mean age=77.8, follow up=4.6 years). Heavier BMI was strongly associated with higher log-transformed plasma IL-6 (pg/ml) and CRP (mg/L) in age-adjusted models. (*P
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Journal | FASEB Journal |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Mar 20 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
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Harris, T., Visser, M., Ferrucci, L., Resnick, H., Tracy, R., & Wallace, R. (1998). Heavier BMI is associated with higher IL-6 and C-reactive protein but not increased mortality. FASEB Journal, 12(5).