Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: a 5-year prospective study | Zendy

Tung Wai Auyeung | Zendy; J. S. W. Lee | Zendy; Jason Leung | Zendy; Tsz-Ho Kwok | Zendy; PingChung Leung | Zendy; Jean Woo | Zendy

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Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: a 5-year prospective study

Author(s) -

Tung Wai Auyeung,

J. S. W. Lee,

Jason Leung,

Tsz-Ho Kwok,

PingChung Leung,

Jean Woo

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq101

Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , hip fracture , bone mineral , prospective cohort study , osteoporosis , bone density , excess mortality , mortality rate , physics , optics

height loss beginning in mid-life and post-menopausal period was associated with adverse health outcomes. However, height loss occurring after old age has been little studied. We examined how height loss was related to bone mineral density (BMD) change, fracture incidence and cause-specific mortality in older adults.

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