Metabolic Syndrome Predicts Mobility Decline in a Community-Based Sample of Older Adults

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 502 - 506
• Main Authors: Blazer, Dan G., Hybels, Celia F., Fillenbaum, Gerda G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.03.2006; Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Community living; Disease Progression; Female; Follow-Up Studies; functional status; General aspects; Geriatrics; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Metabolic diseases; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - epidemiology; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology; Miscellaneous; Mobility; Mobility Limitation; older adults; Older people; Other metabolic disorders; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Regression analysis; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Urban areas; Walking - physiology; North Carolina; Endocrinopathy; Human; Prediction; Mobility; Cardiovascular disease; Metabolic diseases; metabolic syndrome; Gerontology; functional status; X Syndrome; older adults; Predictive factor; Elderly; Community; Geriatrics

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of decline in mobility in an elderly community sample. DESIGN: Biracial community‐based prospective cohort study. SETTING: Urban and rural areas of central North Carolina. PARTICIPANTS: One thousand two hundred twenty‐ni...