Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference as Predictors of Disability in Nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ Study | Zendy

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Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference as Predictors of Disability in Nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ Study

Author(s) -

Inna Lisko,

Kristina Tiainen,

Jani Raitanen,

Juulia Jylhävä,

Mikko Hurme,

Antti Hervonen,

Marja Jylhä,

Sari Stenholm

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series a

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134

H-Index - 189

eISSN - 1758-535X

pISSN - 1079-5006

DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glx032

Subject(s) - waist , body mass index , medicine , demography , circumference , activities of daily living , obesity , odds ratio , gerontology , logistic regression , population , physical therapy , environmental health , geometry , mathematics , sociology

Only scarce data exist on the association between obesity and disability in the oldest old. The purpose of this prospective study is to examine if body mass index and waist circumference (WC) are associated with incident mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) disability in nonagenarians.

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