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Are serum alpha-tocopherol and C-reactive protein levels associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in middle-aged Japanese men without cardiovascular disease?
Are serum alpha-tocopherol and C-reactive protein levels associated with brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in middle-aged Japanese men without cardiovascular disease?
Serum CRP levels, but not alpha-tocopherol, are associated with increased arterial stiffness as measured by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in middle-aged Japanese men.
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No immediate clinical implications for alpha-tocopherol or CRP; leaves open causal links to arterial stiffness in observational cohorts.
Okamura et al. (2004) studied this question.
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