Research Article

Polytrauma in Older Adults Leads to Significantly Increased TIMP-1 Levels in the Early Posttraumatic Period

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TIMP-1 serum levels within the first 72 h after trauma correlated to patient’s age. Multivariate testing of TIMP-1 serum levels and time after trauma revealed a highly statistical significance () in both groups. TIMP-1 levels were significantly higher in years when compared to younger polytrauma patients (). Post hoc analysis revealed significantly higher TIMP-1 levels in older patients after 72 h ().