High serum levels of ferritin at baseline are not associated with an increased risk of mortality in oldest old community-dwelling adults: The OCTABAIX study
Geriatr Gerontol Int
.
2016 Feb;16(2):284-6.
doi: 10.1111/ggi.12525.
Authors
Francesc Formiga
1
,
Assumpta Ferrer
2
,
Gloria Padros
3
,
Carme Gimenez-Argente
1
,
Rosa López Pisa
4
,
Xavier Corbella
1
5
;
OCTABAIX study group
Affiliations
1
Geriatric Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
2
Primary Health Care Center "El Plà" CAP -I, Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
3
Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Sud, Primary Health Center, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
4
Primary Health Care Center " La Gavarra, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
5
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
PMID:
26792130
DOI:
10.1111/ggi.12525
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Ferritins / blood*
Humans
Independent Living
Male
Mortality*
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Substances
Ferritins