Can measures of physical performance in mid-life improve the clinical prediction of disability in early old age? Findings from a British birth cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Measures of physical performance in midlife improve discrimination in clinical prediction models for disability over 16 years. Importantly, these and similar measures are also potential targets of future diet, exercise and pharmacological intervention in mid-life. PMID: 29885357 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Experimental Gerontology - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research