Characterisation of Physical Frailty and Associated Physical and Functional Impairments in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Characterisation of Physical Frailty and Associated Physical and Functional Impairments in Mild Cognitive Impairment

ObjectiveTo characterize the physical frailty phenotype and its associated physical and functional impairments in mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodParticipants with MCI (N = 119), normal low cognition (NLC, N = 138), and normal high cognition (NHC, N = 1,681) in the Singapore Longitudinal Agein...

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Main Authors: Ma Shwe Zin Nyunt, Chang Yuan Soh, Qi Gao, Xinyi Gwee, Audrey S. L. Ling, Wee Shiong Lim, Tih Shih Lee, Philip L. K. Yap, Keng Bee Yap, Tze Pin Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
mild cognitive impairment
frailty
physical function
gait
strength
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2017.00230/full

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