Influences of body mass index and waist circumference on physical function in older persons with heart failure

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 905-911

  Prince, Stephanie A ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a   Tranmer, Joan E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Elderly; Heart failure; Physical function; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; AGE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 58249084946     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(08)70697-4     Document Type: Article

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