2016
Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Overall Burden and Transitions Between States of Major Mobility Disability in Older Persons: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial.
Gill TM, Guralnik JM, Pahor M, Church T, Fielding RA, King AC, Marsh AP, Newman AB, Pellegrini CA, Chen SH, Allore HG, Miller ME. Effect of Structured Physical Activity on Overall Burden and Transitions Between States of Major Mobility Disability in Older Persons: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2016, 165: 833-840. PMID: 27669457, PMCID: PMC5476905, DOI: 10.7326/m16-0529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor mobility disabilityStructured physical activity programPhysical activity programPhysical activityMobility disabilityHealth educationActivity programStructured physical activityHealth education interventionNational InstituteOnset of disabilityQuality of lifeDisability episodeTreat principleRandomized trialsPatient assessmentRisk ratioOverall burdenProportion of assessmentsSedentary personsFunctional limitationsU.S. CentersEnhanced recoverySecondary analysisOlder persons
2008
Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons
Bartali B, Frongillo EA, Guralnik JM, Stipanuk MH, Allore HG, Cherubini A, Bandinelli S, Ferrucci L, Gill TM. Serum Micronutrient Concentrations and Decline in Physical Function Among Older Persons. JAMA 2008, 299: 308-315. PMID: 18212315, PMCID: PMC2645790, DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.3.308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scorePhysical functionLow serum concentrationsVitamin EOlder personsBattery scorePotential confoundersSerum concentrationsOdds ratioShort Physical Performance BatteryCommunity-living older adultsPhysical Performance BatteryPublic health priorityPersons 65 yearsSerum micronutrient concentrationsLogistic regression analysisOnset of disabilityBaseline examinationPotential deleterious effectsSubsequent declineClinical trialsLowest quartilePopulation registryFunctional decline