Inferior physical performance tests in 10,998 men in the MrOS study is associated with recurrent falls

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 740-746

  Karlsson, Magnus K ^a   Ribom, Eva ^b   Nilsson, Jan Åke ^a   Ljunggren, Östen ^c   Ohlsson, Claes ^d   Mellström, Dan ^e   Lorentzon, Mattiaz ^e   Mallmin, Hans ^b   Stefanick, Marcia ^f   Lapidus, Jodi ^g   Leung, Ping Chung ^h   Kwok, Anthony ^h   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ⁱ   Orwoll, Eric ^g   Rosengren, Björn E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b University Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Men; Muscle; Older people; Physical performance tests; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FALLING; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT FALL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867750044     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs104     Document Type: Article

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