Adherence to mediterranean diet and decline in walking speed over 8 years in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1881-1888

  Shahar, Danit R ^a   Houston, Denise K ^b   Hue, Trisha F ^c   Lee, Jung Sun ^d   Sahyoun, Nadine R ^e   Tylavsky, Frances A ^f   Geva, Diklah ^a   Vardi, Hillel ^a   Harris, Tamara B ^g  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary assessment; elderly; function; Mediterranean diet; walking speed

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; SEX; SMOKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84867524739     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04167.x     Document Type: Article

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