Epidemiology of interleukin-6: the 30-year follow-up of the 1982 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

• Main Authors: Francine Silva dos Santos (Author), Isabel Oliveira de Oliveira (Author), Gicele Costa Mintem (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author), Denise Petrucci Gigante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death globally. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a biomarker of cardiovascular risk. Aim To investigate factors associated with IL-6 concentration in serum, from early life up to 30 years of age. Subjects and methods In the 2012-2013 follow-up, IL-6 wa...