Inflammation and frailty in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

•The pathogenesis of frailty is poorly understood.•Frailty and pre-frailty are associated with higher CRP and IL 6.•Inflammatory parameters are not able to predict the onset of frailty. The pathogenesis of frailty and the role of inflammation is poorly understood. We examined the evidence considerin...

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Published in:	Ageing research reviews Vol. 31; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors:	Soysal, Pinar, Stubbs, Brendon, Lucato, Paola, Luchini, Claudio, Solmi, Marco, Peluso, Roberto, Sergi, Giuseppe, Isik, Ahmet Turan, Manzato, Enzo, Maggi, Stefania, Maggio, Marcello, Prina, A. Matthew, Cosco, Theodore D., Wu, Yu-Tzu, Veronese, Nicola
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier B.V 01.11.2016
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Biomarkers - blood C-Reactive protein Cytokines - blood Female Frail Elderly Frailty Humans Inflammation Inflammation - blood Inflammation - immunology Interleukin-6 Internal Medicine Male Neurology Pre-frailty Aging Frailty Inflammation Pre-frailty C-Reactive protein Interleukin-6 pre-frailty frailty aging inflammation interleukin-6 c-reactive protein
ISSN:	1568-1637, 1872-9649, 1872-9649
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