Body Weight, BMI, Percent Fat and Associations with Mortality and Incident Mobility Limitation in Older Men [PDF]
Geriatrics (Switzerland), 2021 How different measures of adiposity are similarly or differentially related to mobility limitation and mortality is not clear. In total, 5849 community-dwelling men aged ≥65 years (mean age: 72 years) were followed mortality over 10 years and self ...
Peggy M Cawthon +2 more
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Arabic translation and cultural adaptation of sedentary behavior, dietary habits, and preclinical mobility limitation questionnaires: A cognitive interview study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundDeveloping global evidence on the influence of health-related behaviors (e.g., sedentary behavior, diet) and mobility limitations on health requires global consortia from diverse sets of countries.
Abdulrahman I Alaqil +5 more
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Quantification of joint mobility limitation in adult type 1 diabetes [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 AimsDiabetic cheiroarthropathies limit hand mobility due to fibrosis and could be markers of a global profibrotic trajectory. Heterogeneity in definitions and lack of a method to measure it complicate studying associations with organ involvement and ...
Sanat Phatak +12 more
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Prevalence and incidence of mobility limitation in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study [PDF]
Journal of Nutrition, Health and AgingBackground: Mobility limitation, a manifestation of impaired intrinsic capacity, is the first obvious sign of functional decline. However, few studies have been conducted on the prevalence and incidence of mobility limitation.
Yaru Zhou, Lina Ma
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Accuracy of different handgrip values to identify mobility limitation in older adults [PDF]
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2021 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Mobility limitation is commonly the first sign of impaired physical function and predisposes older adults to disability. Moreover, recent epidemiological studies have classified neuromuscular strength as the best explanator of ...
Maicon Luís Bicigo Delinocente +2 more
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A protocol for randomized controlled trial on multidisciplinary interventions for mobility limitation in the older adults (M-MobiLE) [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2023 Background Mobility limitation—the loss of exercise capacity or independent living ability—is a common geriatric syndrome in older adults. As a potentially reversible precursor to disability, mobility limitation is influenced by various factors. Moreover,
Guanzhen Wang +12 more
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Association of cardiovascular burden with mobility limitation among elderly people: a population-based study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) such as smoking and diabetes have been associated with mobility limitations among older adults. We seek to examine to what extent individual and aggregated CRFs and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are ...
Anna-Karin Welmer +4 more
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Association of Shoulder Dysfunction with Mobility Limitation Among Older Adults in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging [PDF]
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2023 Association between lower extremity dysfunction and mobility limitation in older adults is well-established; whereas, the impact of upper extremity dysfunction on mobility remains unclear. Since lower extremity dysfunction does not explain all mechanisms
Derik L. Davis MD +2 more
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Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer [PDF]
American Journal of Men's Health, 2021 Prostate cancer is a significant impediment that can reduce physical functional status. Mobility is fundamental for quality of life and church attendance to be associated with improved physical functioning.
Marino A. Bruce PhD, MSRC, MDiv +6 more
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Foreign allometric exponents adequately normalize isokinetic knee extension strength to identify muscle weakness and mobility limitation in Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Background Identifying muscle weakness is challenging, because the reduction of strength with aging does not depend only on sarcopenia, but also on sensorimotor deficits.
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado +4 more
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