Hemoglobin concentration is associated with self-reported disability and reduced physical performance in a community dwelling population of nonagenarians: the Mugello Study

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1167-1173

  Cecchi, Francesca ^a   Pancani, Silvia ^a   Vannetti, Federica ^a   Boni, Roberta ^a   Castagnoli, Chiara ^a   Paperini, Anita ^a   Pasquini, Guido ^a   Sofi, Francesco ^a,b   Molino Lova, Raffaele ^a   Macchi, Claudio ^a,b   Gori, Annamaria ^a,b,d   Turcan, Nona ^a,d   Valecchi, Debora ^a,d   Frandi, Roberta ^a,d   Razzolini, Lorenzo ^c,d   Fabbri, Valentina ^a,d   Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo ^c,d   Lorini, Chiara ^c,d  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Handgrip; Hemoglobin; Nonagenarians; Oldest old; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN;

AGING; ANEMIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANEMIA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CREATININE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85032178158     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1762-1     Document Type: Article

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