Blar i forfatter Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet "Dahl, Kristoffer Jensen"
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High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is an Independent Risk Factor for Non-Vertebral Fractures in Women and Men: the Tromsø Study
Dahl, Kristoffer Jensen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-02)We tested the hypothesis that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is an independent risk factor for non-vertebral fractures, and that CRP is associated with BMD, in both genders. We included 1902 women and 1648 men aged 55 and 74 years, who had CRP measured at baseline in the Tromsø Study, Norway in 2001. All non-vertebral fractures were registered from X-ray archives during an average of ...