Motor Function Is Associated With Incident Disability in Older African Americans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disability in older African American adults is common, but its basis is unclear. We tested the hypothesis that the level of motor function is associated with incident disability in older African Americans after adjusting for cognition.

Methods

A prospective observational cohort study of 605 older community-dwelling African American adults without dementia was carried out. Baseline global motor score summarized 11 motor performances, cognition was based on 19 cognitive tests, and self-reported disability was obtained annually. We examined the association of motor function with incident disability (instrumental activities of daily living [IADL], activities of daily living [ADL], and mobility disability) with a series of Cox proportional hazards models which controll

SUBMITTER: Buchman AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007739 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature