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Racial/Ethnic differences in inflammation levels among older adults 56+: an examination of sociodemographic differences across inflammation measure.
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- Racial and ethnic disparities in T helper 2-mediated inflammatory skin disorders.Skin health and disease · 2026Review
- Intersectional effects of race/ethnicity, sex, and APOE4 on plasma inflammatory profiles in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026Article
- Associations between plasma biomarkers and changes in cognitive function over two years in people with and without HIV.AIDS (London, England) · 2026Article
- [Evaluation of the immunological profile of older adults according to Brazilian regions: results of ELSI-Brazil].Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- A novel DNA methylation-based surrogate biomarker for chronic systemic inflammation (Inflammation Latent Variable Methylation Surrogate, InfLaMeS).The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Using machine-learning to identify differences in the association between blood-based biomarkers and later life health across race and ethnicity.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Article
- Connecting underlying factors in the associations between perceived neighborhood social environments and type 2 Diabetes: Serial mediation analyses.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- The association of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio with metabolic syndrome in U.S. Adults: Findings from the 1999-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination survey.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveChronic inflammation is a key biological risk factor for many widespread adult health conditions. This study examines racial/ethnic differences in inflammation across several inflammatory markers, including selected cytokines that are identified as important for aging and age-related health outcomes.
methodsData came from the 2016 Venous Blood Collection Subsample of the Health and Retirement Study. Using logistic regression models, we compared high-risk categories of C-reactive protein and cytokine markers (IL-6, IL-10, IL-1RA, TNFR1, and TGF-Beta), across race/ethnicity and whether these differences persisted among men and women.
resultsThe findings provided evidence of significant race/ethnic differences in inflammatory measures, but the patterns differed across marker types.
conclusionsThese findings emphasize that race/ethnic differences are not consistently captured across markers of inflammation and that researchers should proceed with caution when using individual markers of inflammation in an effort to not overlook potential racial/ethnic differences in biological risk.
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