High plasma adiponectin levels are associated with frailty in a general old-old population: The Septuagenarians, Octogenarians, Nonagenarians Investigation with Centenarians study.

Motonori NagasawaYoichi TakamiHiroshi AkasakaMai KabayamaSatomi MaedaSerina YokoyamaTaku FujimotoYoichi NozatoYuki ImaizumiMasao TakedaNorihisa ItohYasushi TakeyaKoichi YamamotoKen SugimotoTakeshi NakagawaYukie MasuiYasumichi AraiTatsuro IshizakiKazunori IkebeYasuyuki GondoKei KamideHiromi Rakugi

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2018)

The present study showed that higher plasma adiponectin levels were associated with frailty status in older Japanese adults in the general population. Further longitudinal study is essential to clarify the role of plasma adiponectin in the progression of frailty. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 839-846.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
physical activity
skeletal muscle