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Table 2 Main diagnosis and Hsp70 serum concentrations among the elderly patients

From: Circulating Heat Shock Protein 70 in Health, Aging and Disease

Diagnosis

Hsp70

Inflam/Non-inflam

 

Median [IQR]

N

Infectious disease

0.42 [0.19; 0.76]

17/1

Cardiovascular disease

0.19 [0.19; 0.39]

11/5

Neuropsychological disorder

0.19 [0.19; 0.21]

4/7

Cancer

0.19 [0.19; 0.55]

6/4

Musculoskeletal disorder

0.21 [0.19; 1.54]

6/4

Gastrointestinal disorder

0.19 [0.19; 0.19]

5/4

Cerebrovascular disease

0.19 [0.19; 0.19]

2/2

Haematological disorder

0.19 [0.19; 0.88]

0/3

Respiratory disorder

0.35 [0.19; 1.81]

1/2

Rheumatological disorder

0.19

1/1

Diabetes mellitus

0.19

1/0

Frailty

0.24

1/0

Otorhinolaryngical disease

0.23

0/1

Urological disorder

0.19

1/0

  1. IQR: interquartile range (percentile25; percentile75); no significant difference in Hsp70 concentration between the various diagnostic groups (Kruskall Wallis test p = 0.14; performed for those diagnostic groups with >4 participants); Inflam = inflammatory (CRP serum concentration ≥5 mg/L).