Associations between polypharmacy and physical performance measures in older adults

•Patients with polypharmacy (≥ 5 medications) demonstrated poorer physical performance.•Polypharmacy was significantly associated with slow gait speed in regression model consisted of age, sex and body mass index. The relationship disappeared after inclusion of comorbidities in the first model; sugg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2022-01, Vol.98, p.104553-104553, Article 104553
Hauptverfasser:	Ozkok, Serdar, Aydin, Caglar Ozer, Sacar, Duygu Erbas, Catikkas, Nezahat Muge, Erdogan, Tugba, Kilic, Cihan, Karan, Mehmet Akif, Bahat, Gulistan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over chair stand test Cross-Sectional Studies Female Geriatric Assessment Humans older adults Physical Functional Performance Polypharmacy Postural Balance Retrospective Studies short physical performance battery Time and Motion Studies walking speed
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