Physical function mitigates the adverse effects of being thin on mortality in a free-living older Taiwanese cohort

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 776-783

  Lee, M S ^a,c   Chen, R C Y ^b   Chang, Y H ^b   Huang, Y C ^b   Wahlqvist, M L ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic energy deficiency; Elderly; Mortality; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHUS CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; TRACHEA CANCER; UNDERWEIGHT; WRIST;

EID: 85027944793     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0379-3     Document Type: Article

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