Author(s)

Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy^1*#, Swarnkumar Reddy^2*, Vasanth Jayaraman¹, Karthik Krishna¹, Qi Song², Karenah E. Rajasekaran², Tianhao Wang¹, Kang Bei¹, John J. Rajasekaran^1#

¹Vibrant Sciences LLC, San Carlos, CA, USA.
²Vibrant America LLC, San Carlos, CA, USA.

Biomarkers are early predictors of various disorders, circulating level of C-reactive protein is a sensitive biomarker of systemic inflammation and may also be associated with the development of diabetic, hepatic, and cardiovascular diseases. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between circulating levels of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and various biomarkers for hepatic, diabetic, and cardiovascular health. The retrospective analysis included 438 individuals who were tested for these panels simultaneously at Vibrant America Clinical Laboratory. The study population included free-living individuals without any preexisting clinical conditions. Among the cardiovascular markers, a positive correlation and significant association was found between high levels of hs-CRP and serum levels of triglycerides (r = 0.0964, p < 0.0428). Quantitative analysis also exhibited a negative correlation of HDL (r = −0.1423, p < 0.0027) and Apo A (r = −0.1216, p < 0.0105) with circulating levels of hs-CRP. Among all the diabetic markers, glucose (r = 0.1547, p < 0.0011) and glycated serum protein (r = 0.1725, p < 0.0003) were positively correlated with circulating hs-CRP. In the hepatic panel, AST, a transaminase that plays a vital role in amino acid metabolism, was found to have a strong positive correlation with hs-CRP (r = 0.2139, p < 0.0001). In conclusion, the results clearly show the association of hs-CRP with diabetic, hepatic, and cardiovascular risk factors indicating its central value as a key marker for several lifestyle-associated disorders.

High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein, Systemic Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disorders, Diabetes, Triglycerides

Krishnamurthy, H. , Reddy, S. , Jayaraman, V. , Krishna, K. , Song, Q. , Rajasekaran, K. , Wang, T. , Bei, K. and Rajasekaran, J. (2023) Relationship of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein with Cardiovascular, Diabetic, and Hepatic Biomarkers. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14, 389-401. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2023.149035.