Longitudinal Changes of Serum Albumin in Elderly People Living in the Community
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Age and Ageing
- Vol. 20 (6) , 417-420
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/20.6.417
Abstract
The relationship of serum albumin at baseline to mortality, and longitudinal changes of serum albumin were investigated in a 10-year longitudinal study of 421 (197 men, 224 women) community residents aged 69–71. The 10-year survival rate was the lowest in the first quartile of serum albumin at baseline, followed by the second quartile, and third and fourth quartiles (p<0.05). In both sexes, 10-year survival curves did not differ between the group with diseases or disabilities at baseline or over time and the group without them.Keywords
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