title: [Immunoglobulin levels and blood parameters in inhabitants of a remote island].
abstract: To clarify the alteration of serum immunoglobulin levels with age, serum immunoglobulin and other parameters (age, symptoms, blood biochemical parameters, etc.) of inhabitants (213 persons; 63 men, 150 women) of a remote island in Shimane Prefecture were studied. Their subjective symptoms were collected by means of a questionnaire and various blood parameters were measured. These data were analyzed by t-test and multivariate analysis. The IgM level was decreased with age and each immunoglobulin level correlated with the total-protein level in serum. The IgG level of the subjects feeling fatigue was higher than that of the subjects not feeling fatigue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsunematsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itokawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins