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Data on life sciences detailed by researchers at Kyung-Hee University, Department of Family Medicine

Published in Hospital Business Week, November 19th, 2006

Current study results from the report, "Body mass index and C-reactive protein in the healthy Korean aged men," have been published. According to recent research from Seoul, Korea, "The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) and body mass index (BMI) in elderly Korean men. A review of routine health examination records were done."

"Out of 671 eligible elderly men, who had their routine health examination in 2001 at a Health Promotion Center of a university hospital, 367 subjects were included after excluding inflammatory conditions. Subgroup analyses were performed on those who did not smoke and exercised...

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