Low total cholesterol predicts mortality in the nondemented oldest old

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2007, Pages 381-384

  Spada, R S ^a   Toscano, G ^a   Cosentino, F I I ^a   Iero, I ^a   Lanuzza, B ^a   Tripodi, M ^a   Ferri, R ^a  

^a OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Low total cholesterol; Mortality; Nondemented oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33847078427     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.01.053     Document Type: Article

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