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    • Body mass index, waist circumference and pre-frailty/frailty: the Tromsø study 1994−2016 

      Uchai, Shreeshti; Andersen, Lene Frost; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-23)
      Objective This study investigated the association between obesity, assessed using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and pre-frailty/frailty among older adults over 21 years of follow-up. <p>Design Prospective cohort study. <p>Setting Population-based study among communitydwelling adults in Tromsø municipality, Norway. <p>Participants 2340women and 2169 men aged ≥45 years ...

    • Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Derived Adiposity Measures and Pre-Frailty/Frailty among Norwegian Adults: The Tromsø Study 2007–2015 

      Uchai, Shreeshti; Andersen, Lene Frost; Johansson, Jonas; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-25)
      OBJECTIVES: Aging is associated with changes in body composition. Excess adiposity among older adults has been linked with metabolic syndromes and aggravated age-associated decline in physical functioning. Few longitudinal studies have explored the association between dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived total as well as central adiposity measures and frailty. We examined the association ...