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The Association of Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness on mortality risk among those with an elevated gamma gap.

OBJECTIVES: An elevated (≥3.1g/dl) gamma gap (Total Protein (g/dl)-Albumin (g/dl)) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk and risk for all-cause mortality. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with reduced mortality risk. The potential protective effects of cardiorespiratory fitness on mortality risk among those with an elevated gamma gap have yet to be investigated, which was the purpose of this study.

METHODS: Data from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used (N=9251 adults 20-85yrs). Participants were followed through 2011. Cardiorespiratory fitness was estimated from a recently developed algorithm that was derived to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness within the context of predicting mortality risk.

RESULTS: After full adjustments among those with an elevated gamma gap, a 1 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) increase in cardiorespiratory fitness was associated with a 24% reduced hazard of all-cause mortality (HR=0.76; 95% CI: 0.64-0.91; P=0.003).

CONCLUSION: Having adequate levels of cardiorespiratory fitness may be of critical importance in reducing all-cause mortality risk, particularly among adults with an elevated gamma gap.

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