Does being physically active prevent future disability in older people? Attenuated effects when taking time-dependent confounders into account

Does being physically active prevent future disability in older people? Attenuated effects when taking time-dependent confounders into account

Abstract Background Causal experimental evidence that physical activity prevents disability in older people is sparse. Being physically active has nonetheless been shown to be associated with disability-free survival in observational studies. Observational studies are, however, prone to bias introdu...

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Main Authors: Stefan H. Kreisel, Christian Blahak, Hansjörg Bäzner, Michael G. Hennerici
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Physical activity
Marginal structural models
Causal inference
Age-related white matter lesions
Disability
Longitudinal observational studies
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0657-3

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