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1. Physical performance is associated with long‐term survival in adults 80 years and older: Results from the ilSIRENTE study.

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Cacciatore, Stefano, Calvani, Riccardo, Marzetti, Emanuele, Picca, Anna, Russo, Andrea, Tosato, Matteo, and Landi, Francesco

Subjects
*INDEPENDENT living, *T-test (Statistics), *BODY mass index, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *SEX distribution, *OCTOGENARIANS, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CHI-squared test, *SURVEYS, *KAPLAN-Meier estimator, *LOG-rank test, *GERIATRIC assessment, *BODY movement, *WALKING speed, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *DATA analysis software, *LONGEVITY, *PROPORTIONAL hazards models, *INTERLEUKINS
Abstract

The article presents a research paper on the link between physical performance and long-term survival in a cohort of community-dwelling older people from the "Aging and Longevity in the Sirente Geographic Area" study. Topics discussed include the methods used in the study, the definition of long-term survival, and the implications of the study for assessing mortality risk in octogenarians.

Published
2024
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