ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2017
Physical Performance Across the Adult Life Span: Correlates With Age and Physical Activity.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Nutritional Intervention to Prevent the Functional Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
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- Impact of a Knowledge Translation Intervention on Physical Activity and Mobility in Older Adults (the Move4Age Study): Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Biomarkers of leaky gut are related to inflammation and reduced physical function in older adults with cardiometabolic disease and mobility limitations.GeroScience · 2019Trial
- A Mobility-Focused Knowledge Translation Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Physical Activity: Process Evaluation of the Move4Age Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
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- Multivariate associations of motor performance, sleep quality, depressive symptoms, and grey matter volume in younger and mid-to-older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Development of Prediction Models for Healthy Ageing in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Longitudinal Study Using Machine Learning.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
- DNA methylation profiles of long-term cannabis users in midlife: a comprehensive evaluation of published cannabis-associated methylation markers in a representative cohort.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Prognostic Role of Frailty and Its Recognition With Simple FRAIL and Fried Frailty Questionnaires in Advanced Cancer Patients.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Body composition and functional capacity as determinants of physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- Mapping the evidence on the impact of heat stress on exercise and work performance in females: a scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Age-related variations in HbA1c improvements: insights from a telehealth-supported community-based intervention.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- The Role of the Six-Minute Walk Test in the Functional Evaluation of the Efficacy of Rehabilitation Programs After COVID-19.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of a Six-Month Physical Activity Program on Health Risk Factors and Body Composition Among Overweight and Obese Middle-Aged Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Protocol for the San Diego Nathan Shock Center Clinical Cohort: a new resource for studies of human aging.BMJ open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundA number of large-scale population studies have provided valuable information about physical performance in aged individuals; however, there is little information about trajectories of function and associations with age across the adult life span. We developed a mobility-focused physical performance screener designed to be appropriate for the adult life span.
methodsThe physical performance battery includes measures of mobility, strength, endurance, and balance. Physical activity (PA) was assessed with accelerometry. We examined age-related trends in physical performance and PA, and the relationship between physical performance and PA across the age range (30-90+), by decade, in 775 participants enrolled in the study 2012-2014.
resultsPhysical performance was worse with increasing age decade. Although men performed better than women across all ages, the decrement by age group was similar between genders. Worsening physical performance was observed as early as the fifth decade for chair stands and balance and in the sixth decade for gait speed and aerobic endurance. The number and strength of significant associations between physical performance and PA increased with greater age: the greatest number of significant associations was seen in the 60-79 age groups, with fewer reported in the 30-59 and 80-90+ age groups. More PA was associated with better physical function.
conclusionThese results emphasize the importance of a life span approach to studies of function and aging. This work points to the need for a physical performance screener that spans across adulthood as a clinical tool for identifying functional decline.
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