A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Joint Association of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome With Incident Mobility Limitation in Older Men and Women-Results From the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study



Authors: Stenholm S, Koster A, Alley DE, Houston DK, Kanaya A, Lee JS, Newman AB, Satterfield S, Simonsick EM, Visser M, Harris TB, Ferrucci L

Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC

Publication year: 2010

Journal: Journals of Gerontology, Series A

Journal name in source: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES

Journal acronym: J GERONTOL A-BIOL

Volume: 65

Issue: 1

First page : 84

Last page: 92

Number of pages: 9

ISSN: 1079-5006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glp150


Abstract
Obesity itself, independent of its metabolic consequences, is a risk factor for mobility limitation among obese older adults. In addition, having the MetS increases the risk of functional decline in older nonobese women but not in men.



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