TY  - JOUR
T1  - WIthin-person variability in high-sensitivity c-reactive protein
AU  - Bower JK, Lazo M, Juraschek SP, Selvin E
Y1  - 2012/10/22
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3712
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1519
EP  - 1521
VL  - 172
IS  - 19
N2  - 
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease.1- 3 Based on findings from recent clinical trials, CRP has been recommended as an adjunct screening tool to stratify cardiovascular risk in the general population.4 However, evidence regarding within-person variability of CRP in the general population is limited. Short-term variability in CRP has important implications for its use and interpretation in clinical practice and research studies. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the short-term, within-person variability in CRP measurements and to quantify the impact of repeated testing on CRP-based cardiovascular risk classification.

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3712
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3712
ER  -