Clinical associations of lymphopenia in elderly persons admitted to acute medical and psychiatric wards.

Abstract:

:Lymphopenia is a common finding in old people admitted to medical and psychiatric wards. We describe a pilot study of the clinical associations, and prognostic significance of lymphopenia in elderly persons admitted to acute medical and psychiatric wards. Consecutive patients admitted to acute medical and psychiatric wards were prospectively selected according to initial peripheral lymphocyte count (PLC) into lymphopenic (PLC < 1.0 X 10(9)/litre, n = 41), and non-lymphopenic (PLC > 1.5 x 10(9)/litre, n = 23). Results of routine haematological and biochemical investigations were recorded, as well as drug history and medical diagnoses. Anthropometric measurements, assessment of functional ability (Barthel ADL Index), and cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination) were then performed by investigators blind to lymphocyte status. Patients were contacted between 3 and 6 months following recruitment into the study. Lymphopenia was associated with functional ability as measured by a lower Barthel score (p = 0.004), and cognitive impairment as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (p = 0.02). No association was found with medical diagnostic groupings, drugs known to cause lymphopenia, nutritional status, or survival. Lymphopenia may be a significant marker of vulnerability, and a larger study is required to elucidate the veracity and mechanisms of lymphopenia-associated debility.

journal_name

Gerontology

journal_title

Gerontology

authors

Dennis MS,Nicolson A,Lehmann AB,Junaid O,Byrne EJ,Hopkinson N

doi

10.1159/000022003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-01-01 00:00:00

pages

168-71

issue

3

eissn

0304-324X

issn

1423-0003

pii

ger44168

journal_volume

44

pub_type

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