Individual and environmental determinants of hs-CRP in the adult population in Germany

Funded within the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD)

Contact: Dr. Christin Heidemann, Dr. Christa Scheidt-Nave

The goal of the project is to reveal the determinants of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), which is a marker of low grade systemic inflammation and cardiometabolic risk, in the adult population in Germany. Individual determinants and factors of the residential environment will be considered primarily.

Duration: January 2016 – December 2017

Data source: DEGS

Project type: Research project

Commissioned / financed by: Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Cooperation partners: German Environment Agency (UBA, Berlin); German Diabetes Center (DDZ, Düsseldorf)

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