Do productive activities reduce inflammation in later life? Multiple roles, frequency of activities, and C-reactive protein

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 830-839

  Kim, Seoyoun ^a   Ferraro, Kenneth F ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute phase protein; Productive activities; Social participation; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; AGING; BLOOD; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; VOLUNTEER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAREGIVERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84926310176     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt090     Document Type: Article

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