2016
Predictors of Change in Physical Function in Older Adults in Response to Long-Term, Structured Physical Activity: The LIFE Study
Layne AS, Hsu FC, Blair SN, Chen SH, Dungan J, Fielding RA, Glynn NW, Hajduk AM, King AC, Manini TM, Marsh AP, Pahor M, Pellegrini CA, Buford TW, Investigators L, Pahor M, Guralnik J, Leeuwenburgh C, Caudle C, Crump L, Holmes L, Lee J, Lu C, Miller M, Espeland M, Ambrosius W, Applegate W, Beavers D, Byington R, Cook D, Furberg C, Harvin L, Henkin L, Hepler J, Hsu F, Lovato L, Roberson W, Rushing J, Rushing S, Stowe C, Walkup M, Hire D, Rejeski W, Katula J, Brubaker P, Mihalko S, Jennings J, Hadley E, Romashkan S, Patel K, Bonds D, McDermott M, Spring B, Hauser J, Kerwin D, Domanchuk K, Graff R, Rego A, Church T, Blair S, Myers V, Monce R, Britt N, Harris M, McGucken A, Rodarte R, Millet H, Tudor-Locke C, Butitta B, Donatto S, Cocreham S, King A, Castro C, Haskell W, Stafford R, Pruitt L, Berra K, Yank V, Fielding R, Nelson M, Folta S, Phillips E, Liu C, McDavitt E, Reid K, Kim W, Beard V, Manini T, Pahor M, Anton S, Nayfield S, Buford T, Marsiske M, Sandesara B, Knaggs J, Lorow M, Marena W, Korytov I, Morris H, Fitch M, Singletary F, Causer J, Radcliff K, Newman A, Studenski S, Goodpaster B, Glynn N, Lopez O, Nadkarni N, Williams K, Newman M, Grove G, Bonk J, Rush J, Kost P, Ives D, Kritchevsky S, Marsh A, Brinkley T, Demons J, Sink K, Kennedy K, Shertzer-Skinner R, Wrights A, Fries R, Barr D, Gill T, Axtell R, Kashaf S, de Rekeneire N, McGloin J, Wu K, Shepard D, Fennelly B, Iannone L, Mautner R, Barnett T, Halpin S, Brennan M, Bugaj J, Zenoni M, Mignosa B, Williamson J, Sink K, Hendrie H, Rapp S, Verghese J, Woolard N, Espeland M, Jennings J, Pepine C, Ariet M, Handberg E, Deluca D, Hill J, Szady A, Chupp G, Flynn G, Gill T, Hankinson J, Fragoso C, Groessl E, Kaplan R. Predictors of Change in Physical Function in Older Adults in Response to Long-Term, Structured Physical Activity: The LIFE Study. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2016, 98: 11-24.e3. PMID: 27568165, PMCID: PMC5183463, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionPhysical activitySPPB scoreGait speedHigher self-reported physical activityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical activity-related factorsPhysical Performance Battery scoreLower body mass indexModerate-intensity physical activitySelf-reported physical activityOlder adultsBaseline physical functionBody mass indexLower extremity functionStructured physical activityHome-based sessionsHealth education programsActivity-related factorsPredictors of changeMulticenter institutionsLifestyle interventionRelevant health informationBaseline factorsLife studiesSex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults
Botoseneanu A, Allore HG, de Leon C, Gahbauer EA, Gill TM. Sex Differences in Concomitant Trajectories of Self-Reported Disability and Measured Physical Capacity in Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2016, 71: 1056-1062. PMID: 27071781, PMCID: PMC4945890, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported disabilityShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreGrip strengthPhysical capacityFunctional statusBattery scoreShort Physical Performance BatterySelf-reported functional statusChronic disease statusPhysical Performance BatteryWeak grip strengthPrecipitating Events ProjectHealth risk factorsSex-specific comparisonsAge-related declineFunctional indicatorsDisability ScaleRisk factorsOlder womenPerformance BatterySociodemographic characteristicsOlder adultsDisabilityWomenEffect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study)
Gill TM, Pahor M, Guralnik JM, McDermott MM, King AC, Buford TW, Strotmeyer ES, Nelson ME, Sink KM, Demons JL, Kashaf SS, Walkup MP, Miller ME. Effect of structured physical activity on prevention of serious fall injuries in adults aged 70-89: randomized clinical trial (LIFE Study). The BMJ 2016, 352: i245. PMID: 26842425, PMCID: PMC4772786, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.i245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerious fall injuriesPhysical activity programHealth education programsStructured physical activity programSedentary older peopleFall injuriesHospital admissionFunctional limitationsActivity programOlder peopleModerate-intensity physical activity programShort Physical Performance Battery scorePhysical Performance Battery scoreNon-vertebral fracturesPrespecified secondary outcomesPhysical activity groupRelated hospital admissionsHealth education groupStructured physical activityBalance training activitiesRate of fallSecondary outcomesStretching exercisesIntervention assignmentClinical trials
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