Authors
Teresa E Seeman, Peter A Charpentier, Lisa F Berkman, Mary E Tinetti, Jack M Guralnik, Marilyn Albert, Dan Blazer, John W Rowe
Publication date
1994/5/1
Journal
Journal of gerontology
Volume
49
Issue
3
Pages
M97-M108
Publisher
The Gerontological Society of America
Description
Background
Performance-based measures of physical performance were examined for an older cohort of relatively high-functioning men and women. Relationships between baseline physical performance and sociodemographic and health status characteristics were also examined. Three-year pattern changes in performance are described, and sociodemographic and health status predictors of change are investigated
Methods
A cohort of relatively high-functioning men and women, aged 70–79, was identified in 1988 by subsampling from three community-based studies on the basis of physical and cognitive function. Baseline in-home assessments included tests of physical performance and measurement of sociodemographic characteristics and health status. A summary measure of physical performance was developed from tests of balance, gait, lower body strength and …
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