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.
Overall, the...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/04/27/mid-life-chronic-inflammation-tied-to-frailty-in-old-age/134951.html
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