title: Longitudinal changes of serum albumin in elderly people living in the community.
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 less than 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, Tokyo Metropolian Institute of Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yasumura
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Koyano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*; D012931:Social Environment
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin