HIGH SENSITIVITY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN PROFESSORSFROM MEXICALI, BC MEXICO

High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is a biomarker whose concentration, in normal conditions, should be lower than 1 mg/L; otherwise it is associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The aim of the study was to find out the hsCRP concentration in apparently healthy professors and how it relates to age and BMI. It was a cross-sectional design, with a sample of 72 university professors. A clinical and anthropometric assessment and quantification of hsCRP through an enzyme immune assay (EIA) method was performed. The average in our study sample was 49.75± 10.05 years, with BMI median of26.15; IQR 23.45, 29.11 kg/m[1,2]. The hsCRP concentrations of all participants was 3.87 (2.33, 6.55) mg/L. The sample selected according to the criteria presented a median of 1.66; IQR 0.97, 3.52 mg/L. The hsCRP was directly and significantly correlated with BMI and age. The median of the hsCRP concentration in the study group was above reference values. It is important to point out that our study sample were professors who appeared to be in good health, and could therefore be associated with the emerging development of an inflammatory process and the risk of suffering NCDs.