Friday, April 27, 2018

Mid-Life Chronic Inflammation Tied to Frailty in Old Age

Mid-Life Chronic Inflammation Tied to Frailty in Old Age

Chronic inflammation in midlife is associated with a greater risk of frailty and overall poorer health in old age, according to a new Johns Hopkins study of nearly 6,000 Americans.

The findings, published in The Journal of Gerontology, found that each standard deviation of higher inflammation detected in midlife was linked to a 39 percent higher risk of frailty in participants over two decades later. The link was found to be stronger among whites than African-Americans.

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