Sex-Specific Associations of Inflammatory Biomarkers With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Across Glycaemic Status: A Prospective UK Biobank Study - PubMed
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- Study explores sex-specific differences in inflammatory biomarkers' association with mortality across glycaemic statuses.
- Involved 450,438 UK Biobank participants with a median follow-up of 15.3 years.
- Eight inflammatory markers analyzed for links to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.
- Deteriorating glycaemic status linked to higher mortality, with sex-specific inflammatory marker trajectories.
- Inflammatory markers' predictive performance for mortality varied by sex and glycaemic status.
- NLR showed stronger early discrimination in women with diabetes, while SIRI was more stable in men and later in women.
- Findings highlight the importance of considering sex and glycaemic status in mortality risk assessment using inflammatory biomarkers.