2021
C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates
Rivara AC, Corley M, Choy CC, Duckham RL, Pomer A, Reupena MS, Viali S, Naseri T, Kershaw EE, Crouter SE, McGarvey ST, Bribiescas RG, Valeggia C, Hawley NL. C‐reactive protein in adult Samoans: Population variation and physiological correlates. American Journal Of Human Biology 2021, 34: e23646. PMID: 34260111, PMCID: PMC8758804, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiposityAdultBody Mass IndexC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceMaleMiddle AgedObesityConceptsC-reactive proteinBody mass indexCardiometabolic disease riskMeasures of adiposityAdult SamoansCRP correlateDisease riskSerum C-reactive proteinMeasures of BMICardiometabolic risk markersPercent body fatSex-dependent associationsCardiometabolic markersCardiometabolic riskCRP quartileMass indexUnadjusted analysesRisk markersBody fatKruskal-Wallis testAdiposityPacific Islander populationsSpearman rank correlationFirst examinationRank correlation
2013
Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample
Clancy K, Klein L, Ziomkiewicz A, Nenko I, Jasienska G, Bribiescas R. Relationships between biomarkers of inflammation, ovarian steroids, and age at menarche in a rural polish sample. American Journal Of Human Biology 2013, 25: 389-398. PMID: 23606228, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinEstradiolFemaleHumansInflammationMenarcheMenstrual CyclePolandProgesteroneRural PopulationSalivaConceptsBiomarkers of inflammationMenstrual cycleLowest CRP tertileOvarian hormone concentrationsAge of menarcheHigh CRPOvarian suppressionCRP tertileTiming of menarcheOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsOvarian functionInverse associationLow progesteroneHormone concentrationsStrong negative predictorSalivary progesteroneRecall methodInflammatory sensitivityCRPMenarcheInflammationImmune challengeEstradiolNegative predictor