Low haemoglobin levels contribute to low grip strength independent of low-grade inflammation in Japanese elderly women

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 444-451

  Yamada, Eriko ^a   Takeuchi, Mika ^b   Kurata, Miki ^b   Tsuboi, Ayaka ^a   Kazumi, Tsutomu ^a,b,c,d   Fukuo, Keisuke ^a,b,c  

^a Postgraduate School of Food Sciences and Nutrition   (Japan)

^b Kobe College   (Japan)

^c MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Diabetes Center Myodani Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly women; Grip strength; Haemoglobin; Height

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION; JAPAN;

EID: 84948747635     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2015.24.3.11     Document Type: Article

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