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Fitness but not weight status is associated with projected physical independence in older adults

Obesity and fitness have been associated with older adults’ physical independence. We aimed to investigate the independent and combined associations of physical fitness and adiposity, assessed by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with the projected ability for physical independence....

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Autores principales: Sardinha, Luis B., Cyrino, Edilson S., Santos, Leandro dos, Ekelund, Ulf, Santos, Diana A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005923/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27146831
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-016-9911-4