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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1608-8921</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Gaceta Médica Espirituana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Gac Méd Espirit]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1608-8921</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1608-89212021000100056</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Relación entre género y niveles de proteína C reactiva]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Relation among gender and levels of C reactive protein]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Reyes Cepero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yudania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zaila Lago]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edisley]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aquino Perna]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aquino Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abel Alfonso]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León Márquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cándido Marcos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General Provincial Camilo Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sancti Spíritus ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad José Martí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Sancti Spíritus ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>56</fpage>
<lpage>65</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1608-89212021000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1608-89212021000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1608-89212021000100056&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  La proteína C reactiva es uno de los mejores marcadores para la valoración y seguimiento de enfermedades inflamatorias; los valores de referencias recomendados para su concentración en suero no están ajustados según género.  Objetivo: Determinar si la concentración de proteína C reactiva difiere según el género.  Metodología: Se realizó un estudio exploratorio en 3199 muestras de pacientes procedentes del Hospital General Provincial Camilo Cienfuegos y en un grupo control de 76 muestras de sueros de donantes de sangre para cada género, procedentes del Banco de Sangre de Sancti Spíritus. Los niveles se midieron a través un ensayo semicuantitativo de aglutinación con partículas de látex para la muestra supuestamente enferma y uno cuantitativo inmunoturbidimétrico para la supuestamente sana. Se compararon los niveles medios entre género en cada una mediante la prueba t de Student para muestras independientes.  Resultados: La media de los niveles de proteína C reactiva en el género masculino y femenino de la muestra supuestamente enferma fue de 3.49 mg/L y 3.41 mg/L respectivamente. En el grupo control la comparación de medias de los niveles de proteína C reactiva entre género fue para los hombres de 1.38 mg/L y para las mujeres de 1.94 mg/L.  Conclusión:  No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre género en la muestra supuestamente enferma, ni en el grupo control.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Background: C-reactive protein is one of the best marker for the assessment and monitoring of inflammatory diseases; the recommended reference values for its serum concentration are not gender-adjusted.  Objective:  To determine whether C-reactive protein concentration differs by gender.  Methodology:  An exploratory study was conducted on 3199 patient samples from Camilo Cienfuegos General Provincial Hospital and a control group of 76 serum samples from blood donors of each gender from the Sancti Spíritus Blood Bank. Levels were measured by a semi-quantitative latex particle agglutination assay for the presumed diseased sample and a quantitative immunoturbidimetric assay for the presumed healthy sample. Mean levels were compared between genders in each using Student's t-test for independent samples.  Results:  The mean of C-reactive protein levels in the male and female gender of the supposedly diseased sample was 3.49 mg/L and 3.41 mg/L respectively. In the control group the mean comparison of C-reactive protein levels between genders was 1.38 mg/L for males and 1.94 mg/L for females.  Conclusion:  No significant gender differences were found in the presumed ill sample, nor in the control group.]]></p></abstract>
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