Hello,
I am a 26 y/o male, 280 lbs, significantly overweight (and dieting). BP normally is 120/80, today it was 140/90. The doctor ran complete bloodwork on me and my Cardio CRP results came back at 11.9. The chart says <1.0 low cardiovascular risk, 1.0-3.0 average, 3.1-10 high, and >10 says 'persistent elevations may represent non-cardiovascular inflmmation'.
HDL is a little low @ 37, LDL is great at 76 and direct LDL is 88.
Glucose is fine at 86
By way of background, about 2 years ago i did something to a chest muscle on my left side while helping a freind move furniture (which hurt like heck). An EKG was done then and it came back clear and so was a chest xray. Last year, I was rear-ended in a car accident which gave me perminent bursitis in my left shoulder. Over the last few weeks, the chest muscle pain has been coming back in the front left. It was sore to the touch and has been subsiding. In addition, the bursitis pain has been coming and going.
Could any of that explain for the very high Cardio CRP results? The Dr. didn't make much of it, saying he will run it again in a month.
On another (but possibly related) subject, the chart under the LDL & Direct LDL shows that even though those levels are fine (or as the Dr. put it, great), it says that I am in a very high risk for diabetes + CVD). How could that be if the results are very good??
Sorry for the long winded post but the doctor really hasn't explained month and I left his office scared s*itless.
The CRP number freaked me out too. Mine came back at 16. Other than that, I was fine. I am a 41 year old female, great blood pressure , low chloesterol, blood sugar around 90. I also am overweight - I need to lose about 60 pounds. Aside from being clinically obese (I just hate that term!!), I feel great.
After seeing the CRP of 16, my doc ordered an echocardiogram. It showed MVP with backflow. Occasionally I do have palipataions, typically 3-5 times a week. He then ordered a thallium stress test. Thankfully, my arteries are all clear, but my EKG was marked "inferior". My regular doc had no idea what that means. (at least he's honest!) Anyway......I am now getting one more test just to make sure everything is fine.
The strange thing is...my recent bloodwork showed my CRP was now down to 12.
I would not be too concerned about your CRP number. My doc (who I really do like) said a high CRP typically means there is an inflammation somewhere in your body, and should be checked on a regular (monthly) basis until it is in the normal ranges.
Your being overweight should scare you more than the high CRP! You are still a young man and can lose weight and get in shape. I have done some reading on high CRP and found that being overweight and out of shape, alone, can really increase your CRP. Add some inflammation from bursitis and a pulled chest muscle, and voila, you have high CRP levels.
It is difficult to lose weight, most of us know this. My wife's genes allow her to eat like a horse and remain skinny. I am ~ 25 lbs. over the line myself. Matt, if you can't lose weight, at least eat right. I eat ONLY healthy foods, and I still am having trouble with weight. Cut out ALL trans fats, eat less read meat, increase your fiber (beans, cereal, fruit), eat whole wheat, whole rice etc. If you're going to remain overweight, then eat good food to stay there, lol! CUT out the empty, artery clogging, high carb and fat, junk food snacks. Buy a bag of apples instead of a bag of chips.
You can develop a taste and desire for good food. If you remain overweight, then you can be assured that your health will decline. Look for diabetes and heart disease. You have a choice. Start an exercise plan and get to the point where it feels good, and you'll get that release of endomorphins (runner's high, but I get it from a treadmill). Best of luck and health to you.
The reason you're blood results showed you "at risk" for CHD was the low HDL of 37. A minumum of 40 is considered tolerable. The obesity factor has you ar high risk for diabetes.
Yes, the shoulder and chest injury could definitely raise your CRP but not typically after a year or more. Somne virus or bacterial infection could raise it and this is cold season <gesundheit zip!>. BUT a high CRP is a large risk factor for heart disease.
You have too many risk factors to avoid getting a good cardio workup soon. As a minimum, a stress test with a nuclear scan should be considered. Unfortunately a clean ECK is NICE, but not sufficient.
Keep up the diet, and check the CRP again in a month or so...if it's still high, ask for a referral to a cardiologist. Better safe than sorry!
I have very bad sinusitis and had a UTI at the time the ran the blood work. Think that could do it?
As far as in the shoulder and chest injury, it is reoccuring. I was in phys. therapy for the shoulder and the specialist said more than likely I will always have the bursitis from the accident.
The doc is gonna redo the CRP in a month..
thanks for the reply
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Originally Posted by zip2play
Hi Matt,
The reason you're blood results showed you "at risk" for CHD was the low HDL of 37. A minumum of 40 is considered tolerable. The obesity factor has you ar high risk for diabetes.
Yes, the shoulder and chest injury could definitely raise your CRP but not typically after a year or more. Somne virus or bacterial infection could raise it and this is cold season <gesundheit zip!>. BUT a high CRP is a large risk factor for heart disease.
You have too many risk factors to avoid getting a good cardio workup soon. As a minimum, a stress test with a nuclear scan should be considered. Unfortunately a clean ECK is NICE, but not sufficient.
Keep up the diet, and check the CRP again in a month or so...if it's still high, ask for a referral to a cardiologist. Better safe than sorry!
>. BUT a high CRP is a large risk factor for heart disease.
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