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THROMBOSIS RESEARCH
Volume 197, Issue -, Pages 172-178Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.11.016
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ABO Blood-Group System; Age groups; Coagulation factors; Coagulation factor VIII; Von Willebrand protein
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VWF:Ag and FVIII:C levels increase with age, with carriers of non-O blood group showing a steeper increase that is mediated by acquired factors. Differences in increase between blood groups are annulled after adjustment for acquired factors.
Background: Von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels are regulated by genetic and acquired factors. The acquired factors are mostly related to age and could be mediators of the age effect on VWF levels. Objectives: To disentangle the role of genetic (sex, blood group) and acquired factors (comorbidities, body mass index, reduced kidney function, hormone use, and inflammation) in regulating von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF:Ag) and factor VIII activity (FVIII:C) levels in the normal population. Methods: Analysis were performed in a large population sample (2923 individuals) from the Multiple Environmental and Genetic Assessment of risk factors for venous thrombosis (MEGA study), after exclusion of individuals with active cancer and women who were pregnant or within nine months postpartum. The increase of VWF:Ag and FVIII:C with age was evaluated by linear regression after the age of 40 years. Analyses were adjusted for acquired factors and stratified for sex and blood group. Results: VWF:Ag and FVIII:C increased with age: increase per decade of age for VWF:Ag 18 IU/dL (95%CI 15-20) and for FVIII:C 12 IU/dL (95%CI 10-14). After adjustment for acquired factors, the increase per decade was 13 IU/dL (95%CI 10-16) for VWF:Ag and 9 IU/dL (95%CI 6-11) for FVIII:C. The stratified analysis for blood group showed higher increase in the non-O group, but these differences were annulled after adjustment for acquired factors. Conclusions: VWF:Ag and FVIII:C increase with age. Carriers of blood group non-O present a steeper increase of VWF:Ag and FVIII:C with age, that is mediated by acquired factors.
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