Low serum carotenoids are associated with a decline in walking speed in older women

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 170-175

  Alipanah, N ^a   Varadhan, R ^a   Sun, K ^a   Ferrucci, L ^b   Fried, L P ^a   Semba, Richard D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Carotenoids; Disability; Walking speed; Women

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; SELENIUM;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELENIUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 63249094992     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0053-6     Document Type: Article

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