| Title |
Combined Oral Contraception and Obesity Are Strong Predictors of Low-Grade Inflammation in Healthy Individuals: Results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS)
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0088196 |
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| Authors |
Cecilie J. Sørensen, Ole B. Pedersen, Mikkel S. Petersen, Erik Sørensen, Sebastian Kotzé, Lise W. Thørner, Henrik Hjalgrim, Andreas S. Rigas, Bjarne Møller, Klaus Rostgaard, Mads Riiskjær, Henrik Ullum, Christian Erikstrup |
| Abstract |
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-established marker of inflammation. The level of CRP is affected by several lifestyle factors. A slightly increased CRP level, also known as low-grade inflammation (LGI), is associated with increased risk of several diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of increased CRP levels in healthy individuals. We therefore assessed CRP in a large cohort of blood donors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 86 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 11% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 24 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 20% |
| Unknown | 28 | 32% |