Long-term interleukin-6 levels and subsequent risk of coronary heart disease: two new prospective studies and a systematic review.
Danesh J, Kaptoge S, Mann AG, Sarwar N, Wood A, Angleman SB, Wensley F, Higgins JP, Lennon L, Eiriksdottir G, Rumley A, Whincup PH, Lowe GD, Gudnason V.
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PLoS Med. 2008 Apr 8;5(4):e78. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050078.
PLoS Med. 2008.
PMID: 18399716
Free PMC article.
Review.
After correction for within-person variability, the odds ratio for CHD was 2.14 (95% CI 1.45-3.15) with long-term average ("usual") IL-6, similar to those for some established risk factors. ...Including the two current studies, the 17 available prospective studies gave a c …
After correction for within-person variability, the odds ratio for CHD was 2.14 (95% CI 1.45-3.15) with long-term average ("usual") I …