Lifestyle and demographic associations with 47 inflammatory and vascular stress biomarkers in 9876 blood donors.


Journal

Communications medicine
ISSN: 2730-664X
Titre abrégé: Commun Med (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9918250414506676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 31 03 2023
accepted: 04 03 2024
medline: 17 3 2024
pubmed: 17 3 2024
entrez: 17 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The emerging use of biomarkers in research and tailored care introduces a need for information about the association between biomarkers and basic demographics and lifestyle factors revealing expectable concentrations in healthy individuals while considering general demographic differences. A selection of 47 biomarkers, including markers of inflammation and vascular stress, were measured in plasma samples from 9876 Danish Blood Donor Study participants. Using regression models, we examined the association between biomarkers and sex, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), and smoking. Here we show that concentrations of inflammation and vascular stress biomarkers generally increase with higher age, BMI, and smoking. Sex-specific effects are observed for multiple biomarkers. This study provides comprehensive information on concentrations of 47 plasma biomarkers in healthy individuals. The study emphasizes that knowledge about biomarker concentrations in healthy individuals is critical for improved understanding of disease pathology and for tailored care and decision support tools. Blood-based biomarkers are circulating molecules that can help to indicate health or disease. Biomarker levels may vary depending on demographic and lifestyle factors such as age, sex, smoking status, and body mass index. Here, we examine the effects of these demographic and lifestyle factors on levels of biomarkers related to activation of the immune system and cardiovascular stress. Measurements of 47 different proteins were performed on blood samples from nearly 10,000 healthy Danish blood donors. Measurement data were linked with questionnaire data to assess effects of lifestyle. We found that immune activation and vascular stress generally increased with age, BMI, and smoking. As these measurements are from healthy blood donors they can serve as a reference for expectable effects and inflammation levels in healthy individuals. Knowledge about the healthy state is important for understanding disease progression and optimizing care.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The emerging use of biomarkers in research and tailored care introduces a need for information about the association between biomarkers and basic demographics and lifestyle factors revealing expectable concentrations in healthy individuals while considering general demographic differences.
METHODS METHODS
A selection of 47 biomarkers, including markers of inflammation and vascular stress, were measured in plasma samples from 9876 Danish Blood Donor Study participants. Using regression models, we examined the association between biomarkers and sex, age, Body Mass Index (BMI), and smoking.
RESULTS RESULTS
Here we show that concentrations of inflammation and vascular stress biomarkers generally increase with higher age, BMI, and smoking. Sex-specific effects are observed for multiple biomarkers.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
This study provides comprehensive information on concentrations of 47 plasma biomarkers in healthy individuals. The study emphasizes that knowledge about biomarker concentrations in healthy individuals is critical for improved understanding of disease pathology and for tailored care and decision support tools.
Blood-based biomarkers are circulating molecules that can help to indicate health or disease. Biomarker levels may vary depending on demographic and lifestyle factors such as age, sex, smoking status, and body mass index. Here, we examine the effects of these demographic and lifestyle factors on levels of biomarkers related to activation of the immune system and cardiovascular stress. Measurements of 47 different proteins were performed on blood samples from nearly 10,000 healthy Danish blood donors. Measurement data were linked with questionnaire data to assess effects of lifestyle. We found that immune activation and vascular stress generally increased with age, BMI, and smoking. As these measurements are from healthy blood donors they can serve as a reference for expectable effects and inflammation levels in healthy individuals. Knowledge about the healthy state is important for understanding disease progression and optimizing care.

Autres résumés

Type: plain-language-summary (eng)
Blood-based biomarkers are circulating molecules that can help to indicate health or disease. Biomarker levels may vary depending on demographic and lifestyle factors such as age, sex, smoking status, and body mass index. Here, we examine the effects of these demographic and lifestyle factors on levels of biomarkers related to activation of the immune system and cardiovascular stress. Measurements of 47 different proteins were performed on blood samples from nearly 10,000 healthy Danish blood donors. Measurement data were linked with questionnaire data to assess effects of lifestyle. We found that immune activation and vascular stress generally increased with age, BMI, and smoking. As these measurements are from healthy blood donors they can serve as a reference for expectable effects and inflammation levels in healthy individuals. Knowledge about the healthy state is important for understanding disease progression and optimizing care.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38493237
doi: 10.1038/s43856-024-00474-2
pii: 10.1038/s43856-024-00474-2
pmc: PMC10944541
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

50

Subventions

Organisme : Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation)
ID : NNF17OC0027864
Organisme : Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation)
ID : NNF17OC0027594
Organisme : Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation)
ID : NNF14CC0001
Organisme : EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020)
ID : 101017562
Organisme : Det Frie Forskningsråd (Danish Council for Independent Research)
ID : 8020-00403B
Organisme : Det Frie Forskningsråd (Danish Council for Independent Research)
ID : 09-069412
Organisme : Augustinus Fonden (Augustinus Foundation)
ID : 19-3829

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Bertram Kjerulff (B)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. berkje@rm.dk.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. berkje@rm.dk.
BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark. berkje@rm.dk.

Joseph Dowsett (J)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rikke Louise Jacobsen (RL)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Josephine Gladov (J)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Margit Hørup Larsen (MH)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Agnete Troen Lundgaard (AT)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Karina Banasik (K)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

David Westergaard (D)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Susan Mikkelsen (S)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Khoa Manh Dinh (KM)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Lotte Hindhede (L)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Kathrine Agergård Kaspersen (KA)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Michael Schwinn (M)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Anders Juul (A)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health (EDMaRC), Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Betina Poulsen (B)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Birgitte Lindegaard (B)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Pulmonary and Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital-North Zealand, Hillerød, Denmark.

Carsten Bøcker Pedersen (CB)

BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
National Centre for Register-based Research, Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Clive Eric Sabel (CE)

BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus, Denmark.
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK.

Henning Bundgaard (H)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Henriette Svarre Nielsen (HS)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Unit, Capital Region, Copenhagen University Hospitals, Hvidovre and Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.

Janne Amstrup Møller (JA)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Jens Kjærgaard Boldsen (JK)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

Kristoffer Sølvsten Burgdorf (KS)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lars Vedel Kessing (LV)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen Affective Disorder Research Center (CADIC), Psychiatric Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Linda Jenny Handgaard (LJ)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Lise Wegner Thørner (LW)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Maria Didriksen (M)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Mette Nyegaard (M)

Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.

Niels Grarup (N)

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Niels Ødum (N)

LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Pär I Johansson (PI)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.

Poul Jennum (P)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ruth Frikke-Schmidt (R)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Sanne Schou Berger (SS)

Centre for Diagnostics, DTU Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.

Søren Brunak (S)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Søren Jacobsen (S)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Copenhagen Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Thomas Folkmann Hansen (TF)

Translational Disease Systems Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Headache Center and Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.

Tine Kirkeskov Lundquist (TK)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Torben Hansen (T)

Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Torben Lykke Sørensen (TL)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University, Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.

Torben Sigsgaard (T)

BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, DK-8000, Aarhus, Denmark.

Kaspar René Nielsen (KR)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.

Mie Topholm Bruun (MT)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

Henrik Hjalgrim (H)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Henrik Ullum (H)

Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Klaus Rostgaard (K)

Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Erik Sørensen (E)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ole Birger Pedersen (OB)

Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Immunology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark.

Sisse Rye Ostrowski (SR)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Christian Erikstrup (C)

Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
BERTHA Big Data Centre for Environment and Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

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