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Dynamics of Traditional Metabolic Risk Factors Associate With Specific Causes of Death in Old Age
2010
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
Background. in contrast to middle age, higher body mass index (bMi), cholesterol levels, and blood pressures associate no longer with increased mortality in old age. With increasing age, these risk factors are prone to change over time. it is unclear whether dynamics of these traditional metabolic risk factors in late life associate with mortality and whether they occur in concert with each other. Methods. Within the leiden 85-plus study, a prospective population-based study of 599 participants
doi:10.1093/gerona/glq014
pmid:20154178
fatcat:jluwxlaytvg3zgwkiynlr6amcq