Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, their relationship with baseline functional and cognitive status, and their utility in predicting mortality in nonagenarians

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-364

  Formiga, Francesc ^a   Ferrer, Assumpta ^b   Chivite, David ^b   Pinto, Xavier ^a   Cuerpo, Sandra ^a   Pujol, Ramón ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b Primary Health Care Centre El Pla CAP I   (Spain)

Author keywords

High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Mortality; Nonagenarians; Physical function

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MORTALITY; SPAIN;

EID: 79959540040     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2010.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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