Global assessment of C-reactive protein and health-related outcomes: an umbrella review of evidence from observational studies and Mendelian randomization studies

Abstract C-reactive protein (CRP) has been studied extensively for association with a large number of non-infectious diseases and outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the breadth and validity of associations between CRP and non-infectious, chronic health outcomes and biomarkers. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses and a systematic review of Mendelian randomization (MR) studies. PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were systematically searched from inception up to March 2019. Meta-analyses of observational studies and MR studies examining associations between CRP and health outcomes were identified, excluding studies on the diagnostic value of CRP for infections. We found 113 meta-analytic comparisons of observational studies and 196 MR analyses, covering a wide range of outcomes. The overwhelming majority of the meta-analyses of observational studies reported a nominally statistically significant result (95/113, 84.1%); however, the majority of the meta-analyses displayed substantial heterogeneity (47.8%), small study effects (39.8%) or excess significance (41.6%). Only two outcomes, cardiovascular mortality and venous thromboembolism, showed convincing evidence of association with CRP levels. When examining the MR literature, we found MR studies for 53/113 outcomes examined in the observational study meta-analyses but substantial support for a causal association with CRP was not observed for any phenotype. Despite the striking amount of research on CRP, convincing evidence for associations and causal effects is remarkably limited..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

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European journal of epidemiology - 36(2020), 1 vom: 25. Sept., Seite 11-36

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Markozannes, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Koutsioumpa, Charalampia [VerfasserIn]
Cividini, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Monori, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Tsilidis, Konstantinos K. [VerfasserIn]
Kretsavos, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Theodoratou, Evropi [VerfasserIn]
Gill, Dipender [VerfasserIn]
Ioannidis, John PA [VerfasserIn]
Tzoulaki, Ioanna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bias
C-reactive protein
CRP
Mendelian randomization
Meta-analysis
Systematic review
Umbrella review

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© The Author(s) 2020

doi:

10.1007/s10654-020-00681-w

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OLC2123159247