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Koenig, W.* ; Sund, M. ; Fröhlich, M.* ; Löwel, H. ; Hutchinson, W.L.* ; Pepys, M.B.*

Refinement of the Association of Serum C-reactive Protein Concentration and Coronary Heart Disease Risk by Correction for Within-Subject Variation over Time : The MONICA Augsburg Studies,1984-1987.

Am. J. Epidemiol. 158, 357-364 (2003)
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The authors sought to assess the repeatability of measurements of C-reactive protein, an independent predictor of coronary heart disease, in a large cohort of apparently healthy men and to correct earlier estimates of the association of C-reactive protein and coronary heart disease for the measurement error in this protein. They measured C-reactive protein by a high-sensitivity assay in 936 men aged 45–64 years in the MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease) Augsburg cohort in 1984–1985 and remeasured it 3 years later. All men were subjected to an 8-year follow-up of their cardiovascular status. The analytical variation of the assay was small, with the analytical variance component at 1 percent of the within-subject variance component, a repeatability coefficient of 25 percent, and a reliability coefficient of 1.00. In contrast, the within- subject variation of C-reactive protein corresponded to a repeatability coefficient of 740 percent and a reliability coefficient of 0.54, indicating considerable within-subject variation. Based on the authors’ estimates, three serial determinations of C-reactive protein should be done to achieve a reliability of 0.75, the value they found for total cholesterol. Correcting the hazard ratios in their original analysis of the association of coronary heart disease and high-sensitivity-assay C-reactive protein for the measurement error in C-reactive protein and covariables leads to a considerably larger estimate. The results suggest that the true association between C-reactive protein and cardiovascular risk is underestimated by a single C-reactive protein determination, and that several serial C- reactive protein measurements should be taken.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter coronay disease; inflammation; predictive value tests; proteins
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2003
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0002-9262
e-ISSN 1476-6256
Quellenangaben Band: 158, Heft: 4, Seiten: 357-364 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Oxford University Press
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Health Economics and Health Care Management (IGM)
Institute of Epidemiology (EPI)
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health

Forschungsfeld(er) Genetics and Epidemiology
PSP-Element(e) G-505300-002
FE 75372
G-503900-004
Erfassungsdatum 2003-12-31