Relations of Executive Function and Physical Performance in Middle Adulthood: A Prospective Investigation in African American and White Adults | Zendy

Daniel K. Leibel | Zendy; Megan R. Williams | Zendy; Leslie I. Katzel | Zendy; Michele K. Evans | Zendy; Alan B. Zonderman | Zendy; Shari R. Waldstein | Zendy

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Relations of Executive Function and Physical Performance in Middle Adulthood: A Prospective Investigation in African American and White Adults

Author(s) -

Daniel K. Leibel,

Megan R. Williams,

Leslie I. Katzel,

Michele K. Evans,

Alan B. Zonderman,

Shari R. Waldstein

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa012

Subject(s) - demography , gerontology , body mass index , psychology , young adult , middle age , prospective cohort study , health and retirement study , poverty , medicine , developmental psychology , surgery , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

Previous studies in older adults found robust associations between executive functions (EF) and physical performance, as well as sociodemographic variation in physical performance decline. To examine these associations earlier in the adult lifespan, we investigated relations of EF, race, and sex with age-related physical performance decline during middle adulthood.

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