Insulin-like growth factor-1 as a predictor of mortality in frail Egyptian elderly adults

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Oct;62(10):2001-2. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13059.

Authors

Moatassem S Amer¹, Tamer M Farid, Hoda M Farid, Randa A Mabrouk, Heba G Saber

Affiliation

¹ Geriatrics and Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

PMID: 25333546
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13059

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Egypt / epidemiology
Female
Frail Elderly*
Humans
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / analysis*
Male
Mortality*
Triglycerides / blood

Substances

Triglycerides
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I