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Associations between superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and all-cause mortality in older adults: a community-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxidative stress is an important theory of aging but population-based evidence has been lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between biomarkers of oxidative stress, including plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA), with all-cause mortality in older adults.

Methods

This is a community-based cohort study of 2224 participants (women:1227, median age: 86 years). We included individuals aged 65 or above and with plasma SOD activity and/or MDA tests at baseline. We evaluated the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by multivariable Cox models.

Results

We documented 858 deaths during six years of follow-up. There was a significant interaction effect of sex with the association between SOD activity and mortality (P < 0.001). Compared with the lowest quintile, the risk of all-cause mortality was inversely associated with increasing quintiles of plasma SOD activity in women(P-trend< 0.001), with adjusted HRs for the second through fifth quintiles of 0.73 (95% CI 0.53-1.02), 0.52(95% CI 0.38-0.72), 0.53(95% CI 0.39-0.73), and 0.48(95% CI 0.35-0.66). There were no significant associations between SOD activity and mortality in men (P-trend = 0.64), and between MDA and mortality in all participants (P-trend = 0.79).

Conclusions

Increased activity of SOD was independently associated with lower all-cause mortality in older women but not in men. This epidemiological study lent support for the free radical/oxidative stress theory of aging.

SUBMITTER: Mao C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466801 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Associations between superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and all-cause mortality in older adults: a community-based cohort study.

Mao Chen C Yuan Jin-Qiu JQ Lv Yue-Bin YB Gao Xiang X Yin Zhao-Xue ZX Kraus Virginia Byers VB Luo Jie-Si JS Chei Choy-Lye CL Matchar David Bruce DB Zeng Yi Y Shi Xiao-Ming XM

BMC geriatrics 20190415 1

<h4>Background</h4>Oxidative stress is an important theory of aging but population-based evidence has been lacking. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between biomarkers of oxidative stress, including plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA), with all-cause mortality in older adults.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a community-based cohort study of 2224 participants (women:1227, median age: 86 years). We included individuals aged 65 or above and with plasma SOD acti ...[more]

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Associations between superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde and all-cause mortality in older adults: a community-based cohort study.

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