Factors associated with inflamm-aging in institutionalized older people

Leônidas de Oliveira Neto, Vagner Deuel de O. Tavares, Pedro Moraes Dutra Agrícola, Larissa Praça de Oliveira, Márcia Cristina Sales, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício de Sena-Evangelista, Igor Conterato Gomes, Nicole Leite Galvão-Coelho, Lúcia Fátima Campos Pedrosa, Kenio Costa Lima

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Abstract

The increase in inflammatory cytokines associated with a reduction in the bioavailability of zinc has been used as a marker for inflammation. Despite the high inflammatory state found in institutionalized older individuals, few studies have proposed verifying the factors associated with this condition in this population. To verify the factors associated with inflamm-aging in institutionalized older people. A total of 178 older people (≥ 60 years old) living in nursing homes in Natal/RN were included in the study. Cluster analysis was used to identify three groups according to their inflammatory state. Analysis anthropometric, biochemical, sociodemographic, and health-related variables was carried out. In sequence, an ordinal logistic regression was performed for a confidence level of 95% in those variables with p < 0.20 in the bivariate analysis. IL-6, TNF-α, zinc, low-density lipids (LDL), high-density lipids (HDL), and triglycerides were associated with inflamm-aging. The increase of 1 unit of measurement of LDL, HDL, and triglycerides increased the chance of inflammation-aging by 1.5%, 4.1%, and 0.9%, respectively, while the oldest old (≥ 80 years old) had an 84.9% chance of presenting inflamm-aging in relation to non-long-lived older people (< 80 years). The association between biochemical markers and inflamm-aging demonstrates a relationship between endothelial injury and the inflammatory state. In addition, the presence of a greater amount of fat in the blood may present a higher relative risk of death.
Original languageEnglish
Article number18333
Number of pages9
JournalScientific Reports
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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