Obesity and muscle weakness as risk factors for mobility limitation in community-dwelling older Japanese women: A two-year follow-up investigation

OBJECTIVES: To examine the combined association of obesity and low muscle strength with mobility limitation in older adults. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: This two-year follow-up longitudinal study included pooled data from 283 older community-dwelling Japanese women without mobility limitations...

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Published in:The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2016, Vol.20 (1), p.28-34
Main Authors: Jung, Songee, Yabushita, N, Kim, M, Seino, S, Nemoto, M, Osuka, Y, Okubo, Y, Figueroa, R, Tanaka, K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aging
Body mass index
confidence interval
elderly
exercise
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Gerontology
Japanese people
Longitudinal studies
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mobility
Muscle strength
muscles
Neurosciences
Nutrition
Obesity
odds ratio
Older people
pain
Primary Care Medicine
Quality of Life Research
Questionnaires
regression analysis
risk factors
Self report
walking
women
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Summary:OBJECTIVES: To examine the combined association of obesity and low muscle strength with mobility limitation in older adults. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: This two-year follow-up longitudinal study included pooled data from 283 older community-dwelling Japanese women without mobility limitations who were 65 to 87 years of age (mean age 72.2 ± 5.0 years). MEASUREMENTS: Muscle strength was measured by hand-grip strength (HGS). The participants were categorized by HGS (high muscle strength: HGS ≥19.6 kg, low muscle strength: HGS
ISSN:1279-7707
1760-4788
DOI:10.1007/s12603-016-0672-7