Does the metabolic syndrome predict mobility impairment in the elderly?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-139

  Lindberg, Otto ^a   Tilvis, Reijo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Insulin; Metabolic syndrome; Mobility; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOBILIZATION; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031948325     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(97)00037-X     Document Type: Article

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