Serum lipids and their association with mortality in the elderly: A prospective cohort study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 424-430

  Upmeier, Eveliina ^a   Lavonius, Sirkku ^b   Lehtonen, Aapo ^a   Viitanen, Matti ^a,c   Isoaho, Hannu ^d   Arve, Seija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Lahti City Hospital   (Finland)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Statcon Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular mortality; Cholesterol; Elderly; Mortality; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 77649242960     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327441     Document Type: Article

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