Trajectories of gait speed predict mortality in well-functioning older adults: The health, aging and body composition study

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 456-464

  White, Daniel K ^a   Neogi, Tuhina ^b   Nevitt, Michael C ^c   Peloquin, Christine E ^b   Zhu, Yanyan ^b   Boudreau, Robert M ^d   Cauley, Jane A ^d   Ferrucci, Luigi ^e   Harris, Tamara B ^e   Satterfield, Susan M ^f   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^e   Strotmeyer, Elsa S ^d   Zhang, Yuqing ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Gait speed; Mortality; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

AGED; AGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875196441     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls197     Document Type: Article

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