ArticleJournal of aging research2013
The impact of body mass index and weight changes on disability transitions and mortality in brazilian older adults.
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- Incidence Rates of Disability and Its Associated Factors among Korean Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Article
- Effect of body mass on future long-term care use.BMC geriatrics · 2020Article
- Understanding Health Deterioration and the Dynamic Relationship between Physical Ability and Cognition among a Cohort of Danish Nonagenarians.Journal of aging research · 2020Article
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- Gender, nutritional status and disability-free life expectancy among older people in Santiago, Chile.PloS one · 2018Article
- 24th European Congress on Obesity (ECO2017), Porto, Portugal, May 17-20, 2017: Abstracts.Obesity facts · 2017Article
- Abdominal obesity as a risk factor for disability in Brazilian older adults.Public health nutrition · 2017Article
- Effects of body mass index, abdominal obesity, and type 2 diabetes on mortality in community-dwelling elderly in Sao Paulo, Brazil: analysis of prospective data from the SABE study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2015Article
- Long-term obesity and physical functioning in older Americans.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2015Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the association between body mass index and weight changes on disability transitions and mortality among Brazilian older adults. Longitudinal data from the Health, Well-Being, and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Study conducted in São Paulo, Brazil (2000 and 2006), were used to examine the impact of obesity on disability and mortality and of weight changes on health transitions related to disability. Logistic and multinomial regression models were used in the analyses. Individuals who were obese were more likely than those of normal weight to have limitations on activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activity of daily living (IADL), and Nagi's limitations. Obesity was associated with higher incidence of ADL and IADL limitations and with lower recovery from Nagi's limitations. Compared to those who maintained their weight, those who gained weight experienced higher incidence of ADL and Nagi's limitations, even after controlling for initial body mass index. Higher mortality among overweight individuals was only found when the reference category was "remaining free of Nagi limitations." The findings of the study underline the importance of maintaining normal weight for preventing disability at older ages.
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