Low fat-free mass as a marker of mortality in community-dwelling healthy elderly subjects†.

Background: low fat-free mass has been related to high mortality in patients. This study evaluated the relationship between body composition of healthy elderly subjects and mortality.Methods: in 1999, 203 older subjects underwent measurements of body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis,...

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Publicado en:	Age & Ageing Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 33 - 40
Autores principales:	Genton, Laurence, Graf, Christophe E., Karsegard, Véronique L., Kyle, Ursula G., Pichard, Claude
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Jan2013
Materias:	Anthropometry Mortality Old age Body composition Log-linear models Longitudinal method Questionnaires Research funding Scales (Weighing instruments) T-test (Statistics) Multiple regression analysis Data analysis software Descriptive statistics Kaplan-Meier estimator
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