Baseline serum cholesterol is selectively associated with motor speed and not rates of cognitive decline: The Women's Health and Aging Study II

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 619-624

  Mielke, Michelle M ^a   Xue, Qian Li ^a   Zhou, Jing ^a   Chaves, Paulo H M ^a   Fried, Linda P ^a   Carlson, Michelle C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological aging; Cholesterol; Cognition; Motor speed

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; BLOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 50949090924     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.6.619     Document Type: Article

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