Body mass index, muscle strength and physical performance in older adults from eight cohort studies: the HALCyon programme

Body mass index, muscle strength and physical performance in older adults from eight cohort studies: the HALCyon programme

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the associations of body mass index (BMI) and grip strength with objective measures of physical performance (chair rise time, walking speed and balance) including an assessment of sex differences and non-linearity. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from eight UK cohort studies...

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Main Authors: Hardy, Rebecca (Author), Cooper, Rachel (Author), Aihie Sayer, Avan (Author), Ben-Shlomo, Yoav (Author), Cooper, Cyrus (Author), Deary, Ian J. (Author), Demakakos, Panayotes (Author), Gallacher, John (Author), Martin, Richard M. (Author), McNeill, Geraldine (Author), Starr, John M. (Author), Steptoe, Andrew (Author), Syddall, Holly (Author), Kuh, Diana (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2013-02-20.
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