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The Association of Plasma IL-6 Levels With Functional Disability in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Cohen, H. J., Pieper, C. F., Harris, T., Rao, K M. K, Currie, M. S.·1997·The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
DOI 10.1093/gerona/52a.4.m201
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BACKGROUND: IL-6 is a multifunctional cytokine that has been shown to increase with age. METHODS: Plasma IL-6 was measured by ELISA in 1,727 community-dwelling elderly subjects whose blood was drawn during the third in-person survey of the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE). Demographics, functional status (disability), and disease states were determined. Correlations of these factors with IL-6 were analyzed with Spearman's Rho while differences between groups were assessed by Wilcoxon test. RESULTS: IL-6 levels were higher with age (p = .0001) even in this older population (> 70 years). There was a positive correlation between IL-6 and functional disability for each of the functional status measures (p = .0001), as well as a correlation between self-rated health and IL-6. Significantly higher median levels of IL-6 were found in subjects reporting prevalent cancer, heart attack, and high blood pressure, but not diabetes or arthritis. The association between age and functional status with high IL-6 remained when all other variables were controlled, in multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS: This association between increased plasma IL-6 levels and functional status suggests that dysregulation of IL-6 may be related to the functional disability seen with aging, and that IL-6 may be useful as a component of an overall marker of health.

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Authors
Cohen, H. J., Pieper, C. F., Harris, T., Rao, K. M. K., & Currie, M. S.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1997-07-01
Volume
52A
Issue
4
Pages
M201-M208
ISSN
  • 1079-5006 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-535X
DOI
10.1093/gerona/52a.4.m201
OpenAlex
W2149814390
Cited by
476
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35
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FWCI
18.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (n01ag012102-011)
  • National Institute on Aging (5P60-AG11268, N01‐AG12102, P60AG011268)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
Keywords
interleukin-6, plasma cytokines, functional disability, community-dwelling older adults, aging, self-rated health, cancer, myocardial infarction, hypertension, health indicators
MeSH terms
Aged, Aging, Community Medicine, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Persons with Disabilities, Disabled Persons, Health Status, Humans, Male, Self-Assessment, Interleukin-6, Multivariate Analysis

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