A dataset on body composition, strength and performance in older adults.
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SUBMITTER: RoyChoudhury A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6997633 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
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A dataset on body composition, strength and performance in older adults.
RoyChoudhury Arindam A Xu Chenghuiyun C
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This article presents a dataset of body composition, strength and performance measurements in older adults; the data were collected as part of Rancho Bernardo Study (RBS), a longitudinal observational cohort study. All community dwelling adults in Rancho Bernardo, California between 1972 and 1974 were eligible for participation in the study. A subset of the participants returned every four years for subsequent visits. The dataset in this publication consists of some of the measures taken in Visi ...[more]
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