Abstract
These findings support the hypothesis that there is a specific physiological basis to the geriatric syndrome of frailty that is characterized in part by increased inflammation and elevated markers of blood clotting and that these physiological differences persist when those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease are excluded.
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MedicineDiabetes mellitusLogistic regressionDiseaseQuartileGerontologyAnalysis of varianceInternal medicineEndocrinologyConfidence interval
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Jeremy Walston
(2002).
Frailty and Activation of the Inflammation and Coagulation Systems With and Without Clinical Comorbidities<subtitle>Results From the Cardiovascular Health Study</subtitle>.
Archives of Internal Medicine
, 162
(20)
, 2333-2333.
https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.162.20.2333
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- 10.1001/archinte.162.20.2333