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Accumulation of advanced glycation end products evaluated by skin autofluorescence and incident frailty in older adults from the Bordeaux Three-City cohort.

Sophie PilleronKalina RajaobelinaMaturin Tabue TeguoJean-François DartiguesCatherine HelmerCécile DelcourtVincent RigalleauCatherine Féart
Published in: PloS one (2017)
In French older community-dwellers aged 75 years and over, the accumulation of AGEs evaluated by skin AF was not associated with prevalent or incident frailty but with the 4-year risk of exhaustion and low energy expenditure. Further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm our results.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • cardiovascular disease
  • soft tissue
  • physical activity
  • wound healing
  • mental health
  • type diabetes