Increased C-reactive protein levels in overweight and obese women taking exogenous hormones: the United Kingdom Women's Heart Study (UKWHS).

OBJECTIVE: Women's cardiovascular risk factors, including inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) which is emerging as a major association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, can be influenced by the oral contraceptive (OC) pill in premenopausal and hormone replacement (HR) in...

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Main Authors: Kwok, S, Canoy, D, Ashton, W, Lowe, G, Wood, D, Humphries, SE, Charlton-Menys, V, Durrington, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009