The association between Healthy Eating Index-2005 scores and disability among older Americans

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-371

  Xu, Beibei ^a   Houston, Denise ^b   Locher, Julie L ^c   Zizza, Claire ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Elderly; NHANES; Older adults; Physical function

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTHY EATING INDEX 2005 SCORE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITY OF DAILING LIVING DISABILITY; LEISURE AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY DISABILITY; LOWER EXTREMITY MOBILITY DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860526576     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr158     Document Type: Article

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