The impact of waist circumference on function and physical activity in older adults: longitudinal observational data from the osteoarthritis initiative

BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated that BMI is associated with functional decline and reduced quality of life. While BMI in older adults is fraught with challenges, waist circumference (WC) is a marker of visceral adiposity that can also predict mortality. However, its association with function...

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Autores principales: Batsis, John A, Zbehlik, Alicia J, Barre, Laura K, Mackenzie, Todd A, Bartels, Stephen J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4267442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25106459
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-13-81

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