Association between serum C-reactive protein levels and microalbuminuria: a population-based cross-sectional study in northern Iwate, Japan.

Objective: The presence of microalbuminuria is a renal marker of vascular endothelial damage, and is an independent and strong predictor of increased risk for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Elevated circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) levels have recently been reported to be a novel cardiovascular risk factor, and it has been suggested that this acute-phase protein impairs vascular endothelial function. The aim of the present study was to determine whether serum CRP level is a dependent or an independent risk factor of microalbuminuria in the general population.

[Clinical evaluation of arteriosclerosis using high sensitive CRP in multiphasic screening].

In order to identify the chronic inflammation, hsCRP measurement at several time are recommended. The continuous higher value of CRP is observed as the signal of the chronic inflammation. In this case the average of CRP was more than 0.