The effect of obesity combined with low muscle strength on decline in mobility in older persons: Results from the InCHIANTI Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 635-644

  Stenholm, S ^a,b,g   Alley, D ^c   Bandinelli, S ^d   Griswold, M E ^e   Koskinen, S ^b   Rantanen, T ^f   Guralnik, J M ^a   Ferrucci, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze   (Italy)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^g HARBOR HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Disability; Longitudinal studies; Muscle strength; Physical function

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WALKING SPEED;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 67449132117     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.62     Document Type: Article

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