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Endocrine and inflammatory markers as predictors of frailty

Clinical Endocrinology · 2005 · Vol. 63(4) · pp. 403–411
Martine PutsMarjolein VisserJos W. R. TwiskDorly J. H. DeegPaul Lips

Abstract

Low 25(OH)D levels were strongly associated with prevalent and incident frailty; moderately elevated levels of CRP were associated with incident frailty.

Nutrition and Health in AgingVitamin D Research StudiesFrailty in Older AdultsMedicineInternal medicineConfidence intervalConfoundingProspective cohort studyIncidence (geometry)Vitamin D and neurologyC-reactive proteinPopulationCohort

MeSH terms

AgedAged, 80 and overAgingC-Reactive ProteinCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILongitudinal StudiesMalePredictive Value of TestsVitamin DBiomarkersInterleukin-6Odds Ratio

Funding

  • Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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