IgA Level Is Associated with Risk for Mortality in an Eighty-Year-Old Population

Background: Immunoglobulin levels are elevated in the older people. However, it is unknown whether these levels are related to mortality. Object: To evaluate the association between immunoglobulin levels and mortality. Methods: The study population included 697 individuals (277 males and 420 females...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gerontology (Basel) 2009-01, Vol.55 (2), p.179-185
Hauptverfasser:	Torisu, Takehiro, Takata, Yutaka, Ansai, Toshihiro, Soh, Inho, Awano, Shuji, Sonoki, Kazuo, Kagiyama, Shuntaro, Nakamichi, Ikuo, Yoshida, Akihiro, Hamasaki, Tomoko, Matsumoto, Takayuki, Iida, Mitsuo, Takehara, Tadamichi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - immunology Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular Diseases - immunology Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Clinical Section Development. Metamorphosis. Moult. Ageing Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Hypergammaglobulinemia - immunology Hypergammaglobulinemia - mortality Immunoglobulin A - blood Immunoglobulin G - blood Immunoglobulin M - blood Japan - epidemiology Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Neoplasms - immunology Neoplasms - mortality Pneumonia - immunology Pneumonia - mortality Proportional Hazards Models Risk Factors Sex Characteristics Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
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