Open AccessLow serum carotenoids and development of severe walking disability among older women living in the community: the Women's Health and Aging Study I
Author(s) -
Richard D. Semba,
Ravi Varadhan,
Benedetta Bartali,
L. Ferrucci,
Michelle O. Ricks,
Caroline Blaum,
Linda P. Fried
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afl122
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , confidence interval , confounding , gerontology , cohort study , cohort , preferred walking speed , healthy aging , carotenoid , physical therapy , demography , botany , sociology , biology
to determine whether low serum carotenoid levels, an indicator of low intake of fruits and vegetables, are associated with the progression of disability in older women.
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