Inflammatory markers and growth in South Asian and European origin infants in Britain: The Manchester Children's Growth and Vascular Health Study

In our cohort, South Asian origin infants had significantly lower markers of inflammation compared with European infants. Infant growth to age 2 years was not associated with CRP or IL-6. Inflammatory markers are not useful indices of CVD risk at this age, with such markers not being elevated as expected in South Asian infants. The timing of the rise of such markers to the levels found in adult South Asian populations needs longer prospective study.