High serum adiponectin levels predict incident falls among middle-aged and older adults: a prospective cohort study
Background and objective: adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived hormone with anti-obesity and anti-diabetic properties. However, higher circulating adiponectin levels are related to poor muscle function and physical disability, which suggests a potential link between adiponectin and risk of falls. Nev...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846795/ |