Does individual income and fall among the elderly in Latin America?
These findings are consistent with macroeconomic data where morbidity and mortality among seniors are inelastic to economic growth. Policy implications of cash transfer programs targeting the elderly are discussed.
this study shows that the increase in plasma levels at admission of two acute-phase proteins, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and C-reactive protein, were associated with in-hospital mortality in a population of hospitalised elderly patients. Furthermore, associations of overall mortality with inflammation differed among the markers and only alpha 1-acid glycoprotein entered the multivariate prediction model. Our findings support the hypothesis that alpha 1-acid glycoprotein may be superior to C-reactive protein in mortality risk assessment strategies for elderly patients.