Table 2.
Disease | Cardiovascular disease | Cancer | Diabetes | Infections |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ageing | ** | ** | * | - |
Nutrition deficiencies | -/* | *** | -/* | - |
Erythrocyte injury | -/* | * | ** | * |
Oxidative stress | *** | ** | *** | *** |
Inflammation | *** | * | -/* | *** |
Dyslipidemia | *** | -/* | ** | - |
Glycosylation of surface proteins | * | -/* | *** | - |
-/*, present or non-present; * possibly present; **, frequently present; ***, commonplace