Hi Alison,
I read the 2 links from the NYTs and one thing about the C-reactive protein test that is noteworthy is that of the 90,000 people who were screened to be tested only about 17,500 were picked to have their C-reactive protein checked. The other 70,000 plus did not qualify due to various other reasons ie arthritis that it was felt their C-reactive protein test would not reflect the imflammation they were measuring.
The researcher pointed out that really not many people out of the original 90,000 then showed a positive result and the concern is that people are all going to rush off to have their CRP tested when a positive result may not be as meaningful as one would hope.
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Hi Alison,
I read the 2 links from the NYTs and one thing about the C-reactive protein test that is noteworthy is that of the 90,000 people who were screened to be tested only about 17,500 were picked to have their C-reactive protein checked. The other 70,000 plus did not qualify due to various other reasons ie arthritis that it was felt their C-reactive protein test would not reflect the imflammation they were measuring.
The researcher pointed out that really not many people out of the original 90,000 then showed a positive result and the concern is that people are all going to rush off to have their CRP tested when a positive result may not be as meaningful as one would hope.
Thanks for the share!, good research.
September 17, 2009 - 2:11pmThis Comment
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