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High levels of serum C-reactive protein are associated with greater risk of all-cause mortality, but not dementia, in the oldest-old: results from The 90+ Study.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - 1 Apr 2009
Kravitz B Adar, Corrada Maria M, Kawas Claudia H
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in serum are associated with greater risk of all-cause dementia or mortality in the oldest-old. DESIGN: Prospective. SETTING: Research clinic and in-home visits. PARTICIPANTS: Population-based sample of adults (N=227; aged 93.9+/-2.8) from The 90+ Study, a longitudinal cohort study of people aged 90 and older. MEASUREMENTS: CRP levels were...
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