IL-18 Binding Protein, a biomarker of strength maintenance after surgery but reduced physical performance in age-related sarcopenia.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC12843554 · PMID 41592067

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although median grip strength was lower in those with plasma IL-18BP above 8.48ng/mL this difference did not reach statistical significance (above median 22.8 kg (20.0, 24.6) vs below median 23.6 kg (20.0, 28.4) p = 0.067, Fig 3B ).

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