Physical function mitigates the adverse effects of being thin On mortality in a free-living older Taiwanese cohort

OBJECTIVES: To examine the significance of underweight and physical function as well as their interaction on mortality in the aged. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: The Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan during 1999–2000. PARTICIPANTS: Total of 1435 representative free-living elders (...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of nutrition, health & aging health & aging, 2012, Vol.16 (9), p.776-783
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, M. -S, Chen, R. C. -Y, Chang, Y. -H, Huang, Y. -C, Wahlqvist, Mark L
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipose Tissue adverse effects Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Arm bioelectrical impedance Biological and medical sciences Body Composition Body fat Body Mass Index Bone and Bones - anatomy & histology Cause of Death confidence interval Confidence Intervals death elderly elderly nutrition Energy Exercise Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geriatric Assessment Geriatrics/Gerontology Health care Health sciences Health Surveys Humans Male Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health men Mortality Muscle, Skeletal - anatomy & histology Neurosciences Nutrition Obesity Older people Physical Fitness Primary Care Medicine Proportional Hazards Models Prospective Studies Quality of life Quality of Life Research Research centers risk Risk Factors Sarcopenia Sarcopenia - mortality skeleton surveys Taiwan - epidemiology Thinness - mortality underweight Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Weight control women Wrist
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Zusammenfassung:	OBJECTIVES: To examine the significance of underweight and physical function as well as their interaction on mortality in the aged. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. SETTING: The Elderly Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan during 1999–2000. PARTICIPANTS: Total of 1435 representative free-living elders (739 men and 696 women). MEASUREMENTS: Body composition was assessed by various anthropometrics. Physical function score (PF, ranged 0–100) was derived from the SF-36®. Death by December 31, 2006 was the outcome measure. RESULTS: After 7.9 (median: 7.0) years follow-up, 381 (223 men, 158 women) of 1435 eligible participants had died. Those with the lowest PF (
ISSN:	1279-7707 1760-4788
DOI:	10.1007/s12603-012-0379-3