Severe elder obesity and 1-year diminished lower extremity physical performance in homebound older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1407-1413

  Sharkey, Joseph R ^a,c   Ory, Marcia G ^a   Branch, Laurence G ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homebound; Older adults; Physical function; Physical performance; Severe obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NURSING HOMES; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 33748418866     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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