The relationship between diet quality and falls risk, physical function and body composition in older adults

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Disa Smee ◽  
K. Pumpa ◽  
M. Falchi ◽  
F. E. Lithander
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Falls Risk ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between diet quality and falls risk, physical function and body composition in older adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1037-1042 ◽  
Author(s):  
Disa J. Smee ◽  
K. Pumpa ◽  
M. Falchi ◽  
F. E. Lithander
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Falls Risk ◽  
The Relationship

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BERG BALANCE, PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL FUNCTION AND BODY COMPOSITION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
D.J. SMEE ◽  
H.L. BERRY ◽  
G. WADDINGTON ◽  
J. ANSON
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Risk Measures ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physiological Profile ◽  
Falls Risk ◽  
Balance Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Physiological Profile Assessment

Background: Falls are of great concern to older adults and costly to the health system. In addition the relationship between falls risk and falls risk predictor characteristics is complex. Objective: This study aimed to explore the relationship between two objective fall-risk measures tools, the Physiological Profile Assessment and the Berg Balance Scale and to determine how an individual’s sex, level of physical function, health-related and body composition characteristics impact these objective falls risk measures. Design: A cross-sectional, observational study. Participants: 245 community-dwelling older adults (M age=68.12 years, SD=6.21; 69.8% female). Measurements: Participants were assessed for falls-risk (Physiological Profile Assessment and the Berg Balance Scale), physical activity, physical functional and body composition characteristics. Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were calculated to examine bivariate relationships and hierarchical multiple linear regression modelling was used to estimate the contribution of each predictor in explaining variance in falls-risk. Results: In females, there was a weak association between the two objective falls-risk measures (r =-0.17 p <0.05). The number of falls in the previous 12 months explained 6% of variance in Physiological Profile Assessment scores, with bone density of the lumbar spine contributing a further 1%. In males and females, variance in the Berg Balance Scale showed that age (25%) and physical function (16% for females, 28% for males) contributed significantly to the explaining variance in the falls-risk measure. Conclusion: Sex differences are apparent and as such males and females should be assessed (and potentially treated) differently with regards to falls risk. Results indicate that both falls risk assessment tools measure aspects of balance but are not interchangeable. The Berg Balance Scale may be more discriminative in older, less functioning adults and the Physiological Profile Assessment is more useful in assessing falls risk in females.

scholarly journals Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Adults with Various Comorbidities

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunghye Kim ◽  
Xiaoyan I Leng ◽  
Stephen B Kritchevsky
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Physical Function

The Relationship of Quadriceps Power and Physical Function in Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 588-589
Author(s):  
Samuel A. Gagnon ◽  
Michelle R. Villa ◽  
Dain P. LaRoche ◽  
Summer B. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between cumulative lifetime ultraviolet radiation exposure, bone mineral density, falls risk and fractures in older adults

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2061-2068 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. W. Thompson ◽  
D. A. Aitken ◽  
P. Otahal ◽  
J. Cicolini ◽  
T. M. Winzenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Ultraviolet Radiation ◽  
Radiation Exposure ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Falls Risk ◽  
Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Sarcopenic Obesity and Cognitive Functioning: The Mediating Roles of Insulin Resistance and Inflammation?

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Levine ◽  
E. M. Crimmins
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the influence of insulin resistance and inflammation on the association between body composition and cognitive performance in older adults, aged 60–69 and aged 70 and older. Subjects included 1127 adults from NHANES 1999–2002. Body composition was categorized based on measurements of muscle mass and waist circumference as sarcopenic nonobese, nonsarcopenic obese, sarcopenic obese, and normal. Using OLS regression models, our findings suggest body composition is not associated with cognitive functioning in adults ages 60–69; however, for adults aged 70 and over, sarcopenia and obesity, either independently or concurrently, were associated with worse cognitive functioning relative to non-sarcopenic non-obese older adults. Furthermore, insulin resistance accounted for a significant proportion of the relationship between cognitive performance and obesity, with or without sarcopenia. Additionally, although high CRP was significantly associated with poorer cognitive functioning in adults ages 60–69, it did not influence the association between body composition and cognitive performance. This study provides evidence that age-related physiological maladaptations, such as metabolic deregulation, which are associated with abdominal fat, may simultaneously contribute to lower cognition and muscle mass, reflecting a degradation of multiple physiological systems.

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