Relationship Between Midlife Cardiovascular Health and Late-Life Physical Performance: The ARIC Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the association between midlife cardiovascular health and physical performance 25 years later.

Design

Cohort study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study); multinomial logistic and logistic regression adjusted for demographic characteristics and clinical measures.

Setting

Four U.S. communities: Forsyth County, North Carolina; Washington County, Maryland; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Jackson, Mississippi.

Participants

Individuals aged 54.2 ± 5.8 at baseline (N = 15,744; 55% female, 27% black).

Measurements

Cardiovascular health was measured at baseline using the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) score (0-14) and LS7 component categories (poor, intermediate, ideal) for each risk factor. The Short Physical Performan

SUBMITTER: Windham BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5435564 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature