• Description of spatio-temporal gait parameters in elderly people and their association with history of falls: Results of the population-based cross-sectional KORA-Age study 

      Thaler-Kall, Kathrin; Peters, Annette; Thorand, Barbara; Grill, Eva; Autenrieth, Christine S.; Horsch, Alexander; Meisinger, Christa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-25)
      Background: In this epidemiological study we described the characteristics of spatio-temporal gait parameters among a representative, population-based sample of 890 community-dwelling people aged 65 to 90 years. In addition, we investigated the associations between certain gait parameters and a history of falls in study participants. <p>Methods: In descriptive analyses spatio-temporal gait parameters ...
    • Gender differences in the association between grip strength and mortality in older adults: results from the KORA-age study 

      Arvandi, Marjan; Strasser, Barbara; Meisinger, Christa; Volaklis, Konstantinos; Gothe, Raffaella Matteucci; Siebert, Uwe; Ladwig, Karl Heinz; Grill, Eva; Horsch, Alexander; Laxy, Michael; Peters, Annette; Thorand, Barbara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-30)
      Background: Reduced muscular strength in the old age is strongly related to activity impairment and mortality. However, studies evaluating the gender-specific association between muscularity and mortality among older adults are lacking. Thus, the objective of the present study was to examine gender differences in the association between muscular strength and mortality in a prospective population-based ...
    • Vitamin D in relation to incident sarcopenia and changes in muscle parameters among older adults: The KORA-Age Study 

      Conzade, Romy; Grill, Eva; Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A.; Ferrari, Uta; Horsch, Alexander; Peters, Annette; Thorand, Barbara (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-08)
      Summary We report low baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels being associated with unfavorable changes in muscle mass and physical performance over three years, but not with incident sarcopenia. Future prospective studies are needed to assess causality and to address the issue of competing risks such as mortality in older cohorts. Introduction Effects of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) ...