An Examination of Lower Extremity Function and Its Correlates in Older African American and White Men | Zendy

Olivio J. Clay | Zendy; Roland J. Thorpe | Zendy; Larrell L. Wilkinson | Zendy; Eric P. Plaisance | Zendy; Michael L. Crowe | Zendy; Patricia Sawyer | Zendy; Cynthia J. Brown | Zendy

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An Examination of Lower Extremity Function and Its Correlates in Older African American and White Men

Author(s) -

Olivio J. Clay,

Roland J. Thorpe,

Larrell L. Wilkinson,

Eric P. Plaisance,

Michael L. Crowe,

Patricia Sawyer,

Cynthia J. Brown

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.25.3.271

Subject(s) - demography , african american , medicine , gerontology , residence , marital status , ethnic group , demographics , population , ethnology , sociology , anthropology , history

Maintaining functional status and reducing/eliminating health disparities in late life are key priorities. Older African Americans have been found to have worse lower extremity functioning than Whites, but little is known about potential differences in correlates between African American and White men. The goal of this investigation was to examine measures that could explain this racial difference and to identify race-specific correlates of lower extremity function.

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