Poorer self-rated health is associated with elevated inflammatory markers among older adults

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1495-1504

  Christian, Lisa M ^a,b   Glaser, Ronald ^a,b,c   Porter, Kyle ^b   Malarkey, William B ^a   Beversdorf, David ^d,e   Kiecolt Glaser, Janice K ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; CRP; Cytokines; Inflammation; Interleukin 6; Perceived health; Psychoneuroimmunology; Self rated health; Sickness behavior

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SELF RATED HEALTH; SLEEP QUALITY; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 80054875780     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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