Serum [25(OH)D] status, ankle strength and activity show seasonal variation in older adults: Relevance for winter falls in higher latitudes

Age and Ageing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-185

  Bird, Marie Louise ^a   Hill, Keith ^b   Robertson, Iain K ^a   Ball, Madeleine ^a   Pittaway, Jane ^a   Williams, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental falls.; Elderly; Exercise; Physical activity; Preventative measures

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

AGED; ANKLE DORSIFLEXION STRENGTH; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; HUMAN; KNEE STRENGTH; LATITUDE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WINTER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMECHANICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KNEE JOINT; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TASMANIA; TIME FACTORS; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84874528081     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs067     Document Type: Article

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