Association between the metabolic syndrome and its components and gait speed among U.S. adults aged 50 years and older: a cross-sectional analysis

BACKGROUND: To examine the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and its components and gait speed among older U.S. men and women. Whether these associations are independent of physical activity was also explored. METHODS: Eight hundred and thirty-five men and 850 women aged ≥50 years from the...

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Autores principales: Okoro, Catherine A, Zhong, Yuna, Ford, Earl S, Balluz, Lina S, Strine, Tara W, Mokdad, Ali H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1654157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17105659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-282

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1654157/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17105659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-282

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