Browsing Artikler, rapporter og annet (informatikk) by Author "Meisinger, Christa"

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    • 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 ...