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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Increased Total Serum IgE Levels in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Contributor:
Min, Kyoung-Bok;
Min, Jin-Young
Published:
MDPI AG, 2019
Published in:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (2019) 22, Seite 4350
Language:
English
DOI:
10.3390/ijerph16224350
ISSN:
1660-4601
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Background: Despite a potential link between immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and cardiovascular disease, the effect of elevated total IgE levels on long-term mortality risk remains unclear. We prospectively investigated the association between total serum IgE levels and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2005–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the NHANES (2005–2006) Linked Mortality Public File. The 2005–2006 NHANES data of 1496 older adults aged ≥50 years and who underwent a serum total IgE antibody test in the initial survey were included. Results: After a median follow-up of 119 months, a significant association was observed between total serum IgE levels and cardiovascular mortality, with subjects with the highest total IgE exhibiting a 3.19-fold (HR = 3.19; 95% confidence interval: 1.71–5.96) increase in the risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with those with the lowest total IgE (≤16.80 kU/L). Furthermore, the mortality rate increased with an increase in total IgE levels, regardless of baseline history of cardiovascular diseases (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, and noninvasively diagnosed large-vessel peripheral arterial disease). Conclusions: This finding suggests that the elevation of IgE levels may be a risk factor for increased cardiovascular mortality.