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CC BY 4.0 · Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2025; 29(01): s00441791731
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791731
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Plasmatic Levels of Cytokines and Quality of Life among Elderly Individuals with Dizziness

Gislaine da Silva Moreira 
1   Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)/Universidade Pitágoras Unopar Anhanguera (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil
,
Luciana Lozza de Moraes Marchiori 
2   Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion (LIIPS), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
3   Research Group on Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Sports, Nutrition, and Performance (GEFFEND), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
4   Postgraduate Program in Health Promotion, Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Daiane Soares de Almeida Ciquinato 
3   Research Group on Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Sports, Nutrition, and Performance (GEFFEND), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
4   Postgraduate Program in Health Promotion, Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
,
Glória de Moraes Marchiori 
2   Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion (LIIPS), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
3   Research Group on Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Sports, Nutrition, and Performance (GEFFEND), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Licia Sayuri Tanaka Okamura 
3   Research Group on Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Sports, Nutrition, and Performance (GEFFEND), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco 
2   Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion (LIIPS), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
3   Research Group on Physical Education, Physiotherapy, Sports, Nutrition, and Performance (GEFFEND), Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
4   Postgraduate Program in Health Promotion, Universidade Cesumar (UNICESUMAR), Maringá, PR, Brazil
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Regina Célia Poli-Frederico 
1   Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)/Universidade Pitágoras Unopar Anhanguera (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil
5   Molecular Biology Laboratory, Universidade Pitágoras Unopar Anhanguera (UNOPAR), Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Abstract

Introduction Few studies have investigated the relationship between cytokines and dizziness in elderly individuals.

Objective To assess the levels of inflammatory biomarkers and their relationship with quality of life (QoL) among elderly individuals with dizziness.

Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study with 103 participants (90 women and 13 men) who were assessed through the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI). The plasma levels of cytokines were measured through the cytometric bead array (CBA) method. Cross-tabulations with the Chi-squared test were used to verify sample homogeneity, and parametric tests were used to analyze the data.

Results Out of the total sample of 103 individuals, dizziness was reported by 40 women and 5 men. A difference between the groups with and without dizziness was observed regarding the levels of interleukin 4 (IL-4; p = 0.011): the group without dizziness presented a higher mean level (2.1 ± 2.8 pg/mL) when compared to the group that presented dizziness (1.0 ± 1.7 pg/mL). Another difference was found between the DHI classifications and the plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α;) p = 0.015): the groups without any losses in QoL presented lower TNF-α levels (1.4 pg/mL) compared to the group that presented moderate QoL loss (6.3 pg/mL).

Conclusion Dizziness affects the functional, physical and emotional dimensions of QoL and plays a role in the decrease in the levels of IL-4 and in the presence of fullness and tinnitus. Higher VAS scores are related to dizziness in the elderly. Moreover, the increased levels of TNF-α were associated to light-to-moderate losses in QoL among elderly patients with dizziness.

Keywords

aging - quality of life - biomarkers - dizziness


Publication History

Received: 06 October 2023

Accepted: 21 August 2024

Article published online:
22 January 2025

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Gislaine da Silva Moreira, Luciana Lozza de Moraes Marchiori, Daiane Soares de Almeida Ciquinato, Glória de Moraes Marchiori, Licia Sayuri Tanaka Okamura, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Regina Célia Poli-Frederico. Plasmatic Levels of Cytokines and Quality of Life among Elderly Individuals with Dizziness. Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2025; 29: s00441791731.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1791731
 

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