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DIAGNOSTICS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12010117
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salivary biomarkers; frailty; IL-6; fatigue; weight loss; physical activity
This study analyzed the relationship between frailty syndrome and IL-6 levels obtained from saliva tests. The results showed a significant positive correlation between salivary IL-6 concentration and frailty score, with significant differences observed for weight loss and low physical activity. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that IL-6 concentration can potentially be used as a biomarker for monitoring the progression of frailty syndrome.
Background: One of the physiological changes that is most closely associated with frailty is the increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, and IL-6 in particular. Most studies have demonstrated this association using blood samples. We analyzed the relationship between frailty syndrome, individual frailty criteria, and IL-6 levels obtained by saliva tests. Methods: A cross-sectional pilot study was performed among women institutionalized in nursing homes. Frailty was defined as having three or more of the following components: low lean mass, weakness, self-reported exhaustion, low activity level, and slow walking speed; prefrailty was defined as having one or two of those components. Results: There was a significant and positive correlation between the frailty score and salivary IL-6 concentration. Regarding the associations between IL-6 and individual dichotomized frailty criteria, there were significant differences in salivary IL-6 concentration in two frailty criteria: weight loss (p = 0.002) and low physical activity (p = 0.007). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that IL-6 concentration significantly (p < 0.05) (although moderately) discriminated patients that progressed in the frailty syndrome (the area under the curve value was 0.697 with 95% CI 0.566-0.827). Conclusions: Salivary IL-6 concentration can be used as potential biomarker of frailty syndrome and as a tool to monitor the effects of interventions in frail individuals.
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