TY - JOUR
T1 - β2-microglobulin for risk stratification of total mortality in the elderly population
T2 - Comparison with cystatin C and C-reactive protein
AU - Shinkai, Shoji
AU - Chaves, Paulo H.M.
AU - Fujiwara, Yoshinori
AU - Watanabe, Shuichiro
AU - Shibata, Hiroshi
AU - Yoshida, Hideyo
AU - Suzuki, Takao
PY - 2008/1/28
Y1 - 2008/1/28
N2 - Background: The clinicoepidemiologic relevance of moderately elevated concentrations of circulating β2-microglobulin (β2-M) has not been established. Methods: We examined whether serum β2-M concentration independently predicts total mortality in community-dwelling older populations and compared its predictive value with that of cystatin C and C-reactive protein (CRP) using a prospective cohort study of 1034 initially nondisabled persons 65 years and older as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Geronotology Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Study on Aging. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine independent associations between baseline β2-M levels and total mortality. Results: During a median follow-up of 7.9 years, 223 persons died. A strong dose-response relationship was found between baseline serum β2-M concentration and mortality risk, even after multiple adjustments. Compared with individuals in the lowest tertile of serum β2-M concentration, those in the middle (hazard ratio, 2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.35-3.04) and highest (hazard ratio, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.92-4.20) tertiles had a substantially increased mortality risk. Respective values were 1.28 (95% CI, 0.86-1.90) and 1.95 (95% CI, 1.31-2.89) for cystatin C and 1.39 (95% CI, 0.98-1.98) and 1.44 (95% CI, 1.00-2.06) for CRP; only the highest tertiles showed significantly higher mortality risks. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for 8-year mortality was greatest for β2-M (0.70; 95% CI, 0.66-0.74), followed by cystatin C (0.66; 95% CI, 0.62-0.70) and CRP (0.57; 95% CI, 0.53-0.61). Additional adjustment for renal function measures, inflammation markers, or both only partially reduced the association between β2-M and mortality. Conclusion: Serum β2-M is an independent predictor of total mortality in a general population of older adults and may be a better predictor than cystatin C or CRP.
AB - Background: The clinicoepidemiologic relevance of moderately elevated concentrations of circulating β2-microglobulin (β2-M) has not been established. Methods: We examined whether serum β2-M concentration independently predicts total mortality in community-dwelling older populations and compared its predictive value with that of cystatin C and C-reactive protein (CRP) using a prospective cohort study of 1034 initially nondisabled persons 65 years and older as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Geronotology Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Study on Aging. Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine independent associations between baseline β2-M levels and total mortality. Results: During a median follow-up of 7.9 years, 223 persons died. A strong dose-response relationship was found between baseline serum β2-M concentration and mortality risk, even after multiple adjustments. Compared with individuals in the lowest tertile of serum β2-M concentration, those in the middle (hazard ratio, 2.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.35-3.04) and highest (hazard ratio, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.92-4.20) tertiles had a substantially increased mortality risk. Respective values were 1.28 (95% CI, 0.86-1.90) and 1.95 (95% CI, 1.31-2.89) for cystatin C and 1.39 (95% CI, 0.98-1.98) and 1.44 (95% CI, 1.00-2.06) for CRP; only the highest tertiles showed significantly higher mortality risks. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for 8-year mortality was greatest for β2-M (0.70; 95% CI, 0.66-0.74), followed by cystatin C (0.66; 95% CI, 0.62-0.70) and CRP (0.57; 95% CI, 0.53-0.61). Additional adjustment for renal function measures, inflammation markers, or both only partially reduced the association between β2-M and mortality. Conclusion: Serum β2-M is an independent predictor of total mortality in a general population of older adults and may be a better predictor than cystatin C or CRP.
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U2 - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.64
DO - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.64
M3 - Article
C2 - 18227369
AN - SCOPUS:38749112153
SN - 0003-9926
VL - 168
SP - 200
EP - 206
JO - Archives of internal medicine
JF - Archives of internal medicine
IS - 2
ER -