Social inequality in dynamic balance performance in an early old age Spanish population: The role of health and lifestyle associated factors

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Rodríguez López, Santiago ^a   Nilsson, Charlotte ^b   Lund, Rikke ^b   Montero, Pilar ^a   Fernández Ballesteros, Rocío ^a   Avlund, Kirsten ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gender; Health lifestyle factors; Poor balance performance; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPANISH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTURAL BALANCE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84857063965     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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