Low hemoglobin concentrations are associated with sarcopenia, physical performance, and disability in older australian men in cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis: The concord health and ageing in men project

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1667-1675

  Hirani, Vasant ^a,b,c   Naganathan, Vasi ^b   Blyth, Fiona ^b   Le Couteur, David G ^d   Seibel, Markus J ^e   Waite, Louise M ^b   Handelsman, David J ^e   Hsu, Ben ^e   Cumming, Robert G ^b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

^c ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Functional outcomes; Hemoglobin; Older men; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTOR; SARCOPENIA; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 85014680003     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw055     Document Type: Article

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