Host characteristics associated with serologic inflammatory biomarkers in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing evidence that exposure to low-grade inflammation may be associated with adverse health outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study within the California Teachers Study prospective cohort, among female participants who had completed a questionnaire that asked about their health behaviors (e.g., diabetes, physical activity, body mass index, medication use) and who had donated blood within a year of their questionnaire. 822 women with stored serum were evaluated for 16 immune biomarkers. In addition, four immune pathways were constructed: Th1, pro-inflammatory/macrophage activation, B-cell activation, and T-cell activation. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association between host characteristics and immune bioma

SUBMITTER: Wang SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8680201 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature