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The effect of body mass index, lower extremity performance, and use of a private car on incident life-space restriction: a two-year follow-up study.

Taishi TsujiMerja RantakokkoErja PortegijsAnne ViljanenTaina Rantanen
Published in: BMC geriatrics (2018)
Older people with impaired lower extremity performance have an increased risk of incident life-space restriction especially if combined with obesity. Also, not driving a car renders older people vulnerable to life-space restriction.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • cardiovascular disease
  • type diabetes
  • healthcare
  • weight gain
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle