C-reactive protein-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population: a national health and nutrition examination survey analysis
Xia-Ying Xu, Da-Hai Li, Yu-Cheng Li, Qing Ou, Hong-Yun Wei, Xiu-Ying Shi, Jing-Ya Xie, Da-Dong Yan, Zheng-Wei Zhao · 2026
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Xia-Ying Xu leads a 2026 study of a combined blood index and death risk in American adults. The CALLY index blends three routine values: an inflammation marker, a nutrition protein, and a type of white blood cell. Data came from a national survey run from 1999 to 2010, covering 11,797 adults. The team tracked deaths from all causes and from heart and vessel disease over time.
Adults in the top quarter of the index died at markedly lower rates than those in the bottom quarter. The protective link bent in a curve rather than running straight. Adding the index to standard risk models sharpened forecasts slightly, though sorting single patients improved little. Xu and the team pitch it as a helper beside classic risk factors, not a stand alone test.
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| CREATOR | Xia-Ying Xu, Da-Hai Li, Yu-Cheng Li, Qing Ou, Hong-Yun Wei, Xiu-Ying Shi, Jing-Ya Xie, Da-Dong Yan, Zheng-Wei Zhao |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61281 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |