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. 1985 Mar;40(2):244-50.
doi: 10.1093/geronj/40.2.244.

Predictors of function among the old-old: a 10-year follow-up

E B Palmore, J B Nowlin, H S Wang

Predictors of function among the old-old: a 10-year follow-up

E B Palmore et al. J Gerontol. 1985 Mar.

Abstract

A 10-year follow-up of 297 survivors from a community study of the aged found there was little or no decline in social and economic function and only moderate declines in mental, physical, and activities-of-daily-living function; demographic and socioeconomic characteristics were usually strong predictors of decline in function; and impairment in one type of function often predicted greater decline in other types of function. Mental impairment was an especially strong predictor of social decline, but not vice versa.

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