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SUBMITTER: Vaz Fragoso CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3989438 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vaz Fragoso Carlos A CA Beavers Daniel P DP Hankinson John L JL Flynn Gail G Berra Kathy K Kritchevsky Stephen B SB Liu Christine K CK McDermott Mary M MM Manini Todd M TM Rejeski W Jack WJ Gill Thomas M TM
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20140317 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>To evaluate the prevalence of respiratory impairment and dyspnea and their associations with objectively measured physical inactivity and performance-based mobility in sedentary older persons.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional.<h4>Setting</h4>Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Study.<h4>Participants</h4>Community-dwelling older persons (n = 1,635, mean age 78.9) who reported being sedentary (<20 min/wk of regular physical activity and <125 min/wk of moderate physi ...[more]