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<journal-id>1659-0201</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Población y Salud en Mesoamérica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[PSM]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-0201</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica. Centro Centroamericano de Población]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1659-02012020000100001</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/psm.v17i2.39798</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores asociados a la Proteína C reactiva en la población costarricense nacida entre 1945 y 1955]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Factors associated with C-reactive protein in the Costa Rican population born between 1945 and 1955]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carballo-Alfaro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Maricela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Nacional de Geriatría y Gerontología  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>19</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-02012020000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-02012020000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-02012020000100001&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Objetivo: estudiar la distribución de la proteína C reactiva (PCR) e identificar factores de riesgo cardiovascular asociados a los niveles de PCR en personas costarricenses nacidas entre 1945 y 1955. Métodos: se realizó un estudio de corte transversal con una muestra de 932 hombres y 1363 mujeres del proyecto Costa Rica: Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable, referido como CRELES-RC. Las principales variables del estudio fueron la PCR, el índice de masa corporal, la circunferencia de la cintura, el sexo, entre otras. Se determinó el coeficiente de correlación de Spearman y se estimaron modelos de regresión cuantílica. Resultados: el nivel de PCR mostró una mediana de 2 mg/L. Las mujeres presentaron niveles más elevados que los hombres y la diferencia resultó significativa (p &lt; 0,001). El análisis multivariado reveló que el índice de masa corporal, la circunferencia de la cintura y la hemoglobina glicosilada están asociadas con PCR en las mujeres, mientras que circunferencia de la cintura, colesterol total y tabaquismo resultaron predictores independientes de la PCR en los hombres. Conclusiones: la PCR en personas costarricenses mostró niveles más elevados si se compara con las poblaciones asiáticas pero muy cercanos a los que se reportan para personas de la región. Existe fuerte correlación entre PCR e IMC en las mujeres y con circunferencia de la cintura en los hombres.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Objective: to studied the distribution of C-reactive protein (CRP) and to identified of cardiovascular risk factors associated with CRP levels in Costa Ricans born between 1945 and 1955. Methods: a population cross-sectional study with a total of 932 men and 1363 women representing a new retirement cohort participating in the project Costa Rica: Longevity and Healthy Aging Study, referred to as CRELES-RC. Were included the following variables: CRP, body mass index, waist circumference, sex and other. Spearman´s correlation coefficient was calculated and quantile regression models were estimated. Results: the level of CRP showed a median of 2 mg / L. Women had higher levels than men and the difference was significant (p &lt; 0,001). The multivariate analysis revealed that body mass index, waist circumference and glycosylated hemoglobin are associated with CRP in women, while waist circumference, total cholesterol and smoking were independent predictors of CRP in men. Conclusions: CRP shows high levels when compared with Asian populations but very close to those reported in individuals from the region. There is a strong correlation between CRP and BMI in women and waist circumference in men.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[proteína C reactiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inflamación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adiposidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[riesgo cardiovascular.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[C-reactive protein]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[inflammation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[adiposity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cardiovascular risk.]]></kwd>
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