Association between dietary fiber intake and physical performance in older adults: A nationwide study in Taiwan

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Wu, I Chien ^a,b   Chang, Hsing Yi ^a   Hsu, Chih Cheng ^a   Chiu, Yen Feng ^a   Yu, Shu Han ^c   Tsai, Yi Fen ^a   Shen, Shi Chen ^d   Kuo, Ken N ^a,e   Chen, Ching Yu ^a,f   Liu, Kiang ^g   Lee, Marion M ^h   Hsiung, Chao A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK DISTANCE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TIMED UP AND GO; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; GAIT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WALKING;

EID: 84893187965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080209     Document Type: Article

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