Lower levels of serum albumin and total cholesterol and future decline in functional performance in older persons: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

Age and Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 266-272

  Schalk, Bianca W M ^a   Visser, Marjolein ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Frailty; Functional status; Longitudinal; Performances test; Serum albumin; Serum cholesterol

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHAIR; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 2442488768     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh073     Document Type: Article

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