Serum cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in the elderly

Graziano Onder; Francesco Luigi Landi; S Volpato; R Fellin; Pierugo Carbonin; Giovanni Gambassi; Roberto Bernabei

Serum cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in the elderly

Graziano Onder
, Francesco Luigi Landi
, S Volpato
, R Fellin
, Pierugo Carbonin
, Giovanni Gambassi
, Roberto Bernabei

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Abstract

Although total cholesterol levels among middle-aged persons correlate with long-term mortality from all causes, this association remains controversial in older persons. We explored whether total cholesterol levels were independently associated with in-hospital mortality among elderly patients.

Lingua originale	Inglese
pagine (da-a)	265-271
Numero di pagine	7
Rivista	THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
Volume	115
Stato di pubblicazione	Pubblicato - 2003

Keywords

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological Markers
Blood Sedimentation
Cholesterol
Female
Fibrinogen
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia
Italy
Length of Stay
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Serum Albumin
Sex Factors
Statistics as Topic

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Serum cholesterol levels and in-hospital mortality in the elderly

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