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BACKGROUND:In experimental ageing models an inverse relationship between age and alkaline phosphatase activity has been observed. OBJECTIVE:To characterize serum levels of alkaline phosphatase activity in humans according to age and gender. METHODS:Serum alkaline phosphatase was determined in a random sample of 203 community dwellers aged 40 or more years. RESULTS:In men (n=87) total serum alkaline phosphatase markedly increased from the 5th to the 6th decade and then stabilized. For women (n=116) there was a slight increase in total serum alkaline phosphatase from the 5th to the 6th decade, followed by a bend upward after 69 years of age. There was a significant positive correlation between total serum alkaline phosphatase and age for the whole population. CONCLUSIONS:Serum alkaline phosphatase activity appears as a biomarker of age in humans, similarly to what has been described for experimental animal models.
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Acta Med Portjournal_title
Acta medica portuguesaauthors
Negrão MR,Martins MJ,Ramos E,Barros H,Hipólito-Reis C,Azevedo Isubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-11-01 00:00:00pages
395-400issue
6eissn
0870-399Xissn
1646-0758journal_volume
16pub_type
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