1. Evidence for the free radical/oxidative stress theory of ageing from the CHANCES consortium: a meta-analysis of individual participant data.
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Schöttker, Ben, Brenner, Hermann, Jansen, Eugène HJM, Gardiner, Julian, Peasey, Anne, Kubínová, Růžena, Pająk, Andrzej, Topor-Madry, Roman, Tamosiunas, Abdonas, Saum, Kai-Uwe, Holleczek, Bernd, Pikhart, Hynek, Bobak, Martin, and Jansen, Eugène H J M
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OXIDATIVE stress , *FREE radicals , *PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of aging , *REACTIVE oxygen species , *THIOLS , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *STANDARD deviations ,MORTALITY risk factors - Abstract
Background: The free radical/oxidative stress theory of ageing has received considerable attention, but the evidence on the association of oxidative stress markers with mortality is sparse.Methods: We measured derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolite (D-ROM) levels as a proxy for the reactive oxygen species concentration and total thiol levels (TTL) as a proxy for the redox control status in 10,622 men and women (age range, 45-85 years), from population-based cohorts from Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, and Lithuania, of whom 1,702 died during follow-up.Results: Both oxidative stress markers were significantly associated with all-cause mortality independently from established risk factors (including inflammation) and from each other in all cohorts. Regarding cause-specific mortality, compared to low D-ROM levels (≤ 340 Carr U), very high D-ROM levels (>500 Carr U) were strongly associated with both cardiovascular (relative risk (RR), 5.09; 95 % CI, 2.67-9.69) and cancer mortality (RR, 4.34; 95 % CI, 2.31-8.16). TTL was only associated with CVD mortality (RR, 1.30; 95 % CI, 1.15-1.48, for one-standard-deviation-decrease). The strength of the association of TTL with CVD mortality increased with age of the participants (RR for one-standard-deviation-decrease in those aged 70-85 years was 1.65; 95 % CI, 1.22-2.24).Conclusions: In these four population-based cohort studies from Central and Eastern Europe, the oxidative stress serum markers D-ROM and TTL were independently and strongly associated with all-cause and CVD mortality. In addition, D-ROM levels were also strongly associated with cancer mortality. This study provides epidemiological evidence supporting the free radical/oxidative stress theory of ageing and suggests that d-ROMs and TTL are useful oxidative stress markers associated with premature mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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