Waist Circumference as a Predictor of Disability among Older Adults

OBJECTIVE: Few studies have addressed the association between abdominal obesity, as measured by waist circumference (WC), and disability in the elderly. Moreover, those studies were cross-sectional and yielded inconsistent results. The objective of this study was to examine longitudinally the associ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) Md.), 2007-01, Vol.15 (1), p.233-233
Hauptverfasser:	Guallar-Castillón, Pilar, Sagardui-Villamor, Jon, Banegas, José R, Graciani, Auxiliadora, Fornés, Nélida Schmid, López García, Esther, Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged agility Aging - physiology Aging - psychology BMI Body Fat Distribution Chronic illnesses Cohort Studies Disabled Persons elderly elderly nutrition Female functional status Health Surveys Humans life skills Logistic Models Longitudinal Studies Male men Middle Aged mobility Obesity - complications Older people prediction Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Prospective Studies Self Disclosure Spain waist circumference Waist-Hip Ratio - adverse effects women Womens health
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