Open AccessDietary Pattern Trajectories in Middle Age and Physical Function in Older Age
Author(s) -
Sameera A. Talegawkar,
Xue Qin,
Toshiko Tanaka,
Eleanor M. Simonsick,
Katherine L. Tucker,
Luigi Ferrucci
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology. series a, biological sciences and medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glaa287
Subject(s) - latent class model , medicine , demography , physical activity , gerontology , physical therapy , mathematics , statistics , sociology
Increasingly, lifestyle factors in midlife are reported to impact health and functional status in old age. This work examines associations between dietary trajectories in middle age and subsequent impairments in physical function.