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Review Volume 4, Issue 8 pp 535—546

Sarcopenia, obesity, and natural killer cell immune senescence in aging: Altered cytokine levels as a common mechanism

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Figure 2.

NK cells are related to BMI in the elderly (A, 34 subjects; B, 30 subjects), but not in the young (C, 38 subjects). Shown is BMI correlation with% NK cells (A, C) and NK cell apoptosis (B). All subjects were healthy, non-diabetic, and had BMI < 37. Least squares lines, Spearman correlation coefficient (rs) and significance are noted. Investigation has been conducted in accordance with the ethical standards and according to the Declaration of Helsinki and according to national and international guidelines and has been approved by the University of Kentucky human subjects review board.