BACKGROUND: High-sensitivity @entity1851 (hsCRP) has been shown to predict @entity65 ( @entity65 ) endpoints and is associated with @entity65 . This study evaluated the association between hsCRP and @entity65 risk factors among Afro-Caribbean young adults in Jamaica. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Jamaica 1986 Birth Cohort Study. Data were collected between 2005 and 2007 when @entity1 were 18-20   years old. All @entity1 completed an interviewer administered questionnaire and had anthropometric and blood pressure (BP) measurements performed. Fasting blood samples were collected for measurement of @entity413 , lipids, and hsCRP. @entity2357 models were used to identify factors independently associated with high hsCRP. RESULTS: Analyses included 342 @entity1 and 404 @entity1 with mean age 18.8        0.6   years. Approximately 15% of the @entity1 had high risk hsCRP (>3   mg/L), with a higher prevalence among @entity1 (20 vs. 9%; p   <   0.001). The prevalence of elevated hsCRP increased with body mass index category, high waist circumference (WC), high @entity1674 , low high density lipoprotein, and lower parental education among @entity1 , but only for high WC and lower parental education among @entity1 . In logistic regression models controlling for sex and parental education, high WC was associated with significantly higher odds of high hsCRP (OR 7.8, 95% CI 4.8-12.9, p   <   0.001). In a similar model, high hsCRP was also associated with the number of @entity209 components. Compared to @entity1 with no @entity209 component, having one @entity209 component was associated with a twofold higher odds of high hsCRP (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.3-3.8, p   =   0.005), while having three components was associated with a 14-fold higher odds of high hsCRP (OR 13.5, 95% CI 2.4-76.0, p   <   0.001). CONCLUSION: High hsCRP is common among Jamaican young adults and is strongly associated with @entity1144 and the number of @entity209 components.

High-Sensitivity @entity1851 is Related to @entity1144 and the Number of XXXX Components in Jamaican Young Adults.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'women', 'men'] @entity1674 :: ('MESH:D014280', 'Chemical') :: ['triglycerides'] @entity2357 :: ('MESH:C537770', 'Disease') :: ['Logistic regression'] @entity1144 :: ('MESH:D056128', 'Disease') :: ['central obesity'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['CVD', 'CVD risk factors and the metabolic syndrome', 'cardiovascular disease'] @entity209 :: ('MESH:D008659', 'Disease') :: ['metabolic syndrome'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose'] @entity1851 :: ('1401', 'Gene') :: ['C-reactive protein']
@entity209 :: (MESH:D008659,Disease) :: ['Metabolic Syndrome']
