Objectively measured far vision impairment and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥ 65 years from six low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, López-Sánchez G, Jacob L, Barnett Y, Pardhan S, Veronese N, Soysal P, Tully M, Gorely T, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Objectively measured far vision impairment and sarcopenia among adults aged ≥ 65 years from six low- and middle-income countries. Aging Clinical And Experimental Research 2021, 33: 2995-3003. PMID: 33774783, DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01841-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesVision impairmentPromotion of physical activitySlow gait speedLow skeletal muscle massWeak handgrip strengthSevere vision impairmentCommunity-based dataCross-sectional associationsModerate vision impairmentNationally Representative SampleNo vision impairmentSkeletal muscle massMultivariate logistic regressionGait speedPhysical activityHandgrip strengthConclusionsThe oddsOlder adultsOlder peopleAdult HealthMethodsCross-sectionalPotential confoundersMild vision impairmentRepresentative sample
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