Clinical Risk Factors Demonstrate an Age-dependent Relationship with Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in African Americans

Authors

• Kathleen M. Sturgeon, University of Pennsylvania
• Deborah L. Feairheller, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
• Keith M. Diaz, Temple University
• Sheara T. Williamson, Temple University
• Praveen Veerabhadrappa, Temple University
• Michael D. Brown, Temple University

Abstract

To examine the interaction of oxidative stress biomarkers with age, and also factors that influence oxidative stress such as body mass index (BMI) and fitness in a population of individuals with established higher risk of cardiovascular disease, African Americans.

Department

Kinesiology

Publication Date

2010

Publication Title

Ethnicity & Disease

Recommended Citation

Sturgeon KM, Feairheller DL, Diaz KM, Williamson ST, Veerabhadrappa P, Kretzschmar J, Crabbe DL, Brown MD. Clinical Risk Factors Demonstrate an Age-Dependent Relationship with Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in African Americans. Ethnicity & Disease. 20(4), 403-408. 2010.