Relationship Between C-Reactive Protein and Atherosclerotic Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress

the association of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) with generalized and abdominal obesity, body fat composi-tion, the metabolic syndrome, and oxidative stress markers among young people. Methods: We conducted a population-based study of 512 young people, aged 10–18 years. We obtained an-thropometric and blood pressure measurements. Fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, CRP, malondialdehyde (MDA), and con-jugated diene (CDE) were quantified. LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) was calculated for samples with TG <4.52 mmol/L Results: Mean triglycerides, waist and hip circumfer-ences, percentage body fat, subcutaneous fat, and sys-tolic blood pressure increased significantly with in