Review Article

C-Reactive Protein: Clinical and Epidemiological Perspectives

Table 1

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Classic factors (reference)Novel factors (reference)

(i) Age [26](i) C-reactive protein [27]
(ii) Family history [28](ii) Lipoprotein[a] [29]
(iii) Race [30](iii) Pentraxin 3 [31]
(iv) Arterial hypertension [32] (iv) Leukocytes CD31+ [33]
(v) Diabetes mellitus [34](v) Homocysteine [35]
(vi) Smoking [36](vi) Fibrinogen [37]
(vii) Dyslipidemia [38](vii) Adiponectin [39]
(viii) Obesity [40](viii) Alcohol [41]
(ix) Sedentary lifestyle [42]ā€‰