Age and gender differences in physical capability levels from mid-life onwards: the harmonisation and meta-analysis of data from eight UK cohort studies.

Age and gender differences in physical capability levels from mid-life onwards: the harmonisation and meta-analysis of data from eight UK cohort studies.

Using data from eight UK cohorts participating in the Healthy Ageing across the Life Course (HALCyon) research programme, with ages at physical capability assessment ranging from 50 to 90+ years, we harmonised data on objective measures of physical capability (i.e. grip strength, chair rising abilit...

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Main Authors: Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Avan Aihie Sayer, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Kate Birnie, Cyrus Cooper, Leone Craig, Ian J Deary, Panayotes Demakakos, John Gallacher, Geraldine McNeill, Richard M Martin, John M Starr, Andrew Steptoe, Diana Kuh, HALCyon study team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3218057?pdf=render

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