Cognitive dysfunction and physical disability are associated with mortality in extremely elderly patients

Hypertension Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1331-1338

  Hoshide, Satoshi ^a   Ishikawa, Joji ^a   Eguchi, Kazuo ^a   Oowada, Tsuneo ^b   Shimada, Kazuyuki ^a   Kario, Kazuomi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Utsunomiya Physician Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Elderly people; Get up and go test; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55449106821     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.31.1331     Document Type: Article

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