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Trial reportPloS one2014

Longitudinal associations between self-rated health and performance-based physical function in a population-based cohort of older adults.

Willa D Brenowitz, Rebecca A Hubbard, Paul K Crane, Shelly L Gray, Oleg Zaslavsky, Eric B Larson

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Willa D BrenowitzDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Rebecca A HubbardGroup Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America; Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Paul K CraneDepartment of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Shelly L GraySchool of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
Oleg ZaslavskyUniversity of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Eric B LarsonGroup Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States of America; Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.

Funding

Furthering scientific understanding of mechanisms underlying resilience to the effects of AD pathology by incorporating state of the art quantification of gliosis, inflammation, & synaptic toxicityU01AG006781 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CRANE, PAUL K, LARSON, ERIC B · 1986 to 2020
$39.3M
NIA NIH HHS U01 AG006781NIA NIH HHS U01-AG-06781
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough self-rated health (SRH) and performance-based physical function (PPF) are both strong predictors of mortality, little research has investigated the relationships between them. The objective of this study was to evaluate longitudinal, bi-directional associations between SRH and PPF.

methodsWe evaluated longitudinal associations between SRH and PPF in 3,610 adults aged 65-89 followed for an average of 4.8 (standard deviation [SD]: 4.4) years between 1994 and July 2011 in the Adult Changes in Thought study, a population-based cohort in the Seattle area. SRH was assessed with a single-item question in the ACT study. Participants were asked at each evaluation to rate their health as "excellent", "very good", "good", "fair", or "poor" in response to the question "In general, how would you rate your health at this time". PPF scores (ranging from 0-16, with higher indicating better performance) included walking speed, chair rises, grip strength, and balance.

resultsAt the baseline visit, participants averaged 74.5 (SD: 5.8) years of age and 2,115 (58.6%) were female. In multivariable linear mixed models, PPF declined with age, with more rapid decreases associated with very good, good, and fair (vs. excellent) baseline SRH. Adjusted annual change in PPF was -0.17 points (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.19, -0.15) for individuals with excellent baseline SRH and -0.21 points (95% CI: -0.22, -0.19) for participants with fair SRH. In multivariable generalized linear mixed models, lower baseline PPF quartiles were associated with lower odds of excellent/very good/good SRH at age 75, however, differences between baseline PPF quartiles diminished with age.

conclusionsThese results suggest that less than excellent SRH predicts decline in physical functioning, however, poor physical functioning may not predict change in SRH in a reciprocal fashion. SRH provides a simple assessment tool for identifying individuals at increased risk for decline in physical function.

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AgingHealth StatusPhysical FitnessSelf-AssessmentAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleWashington

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PMCPMC4218810

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