Association of Body Mass Index With Disability in Activities of Daily Living Among Chinese Adults 80 Years of Age or Older.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Body mass index (BMI) shows a U-shaped association with impaired physical functioning among adults; the association is reduced or eliminated with aging.

Objective

To examine whether BMI is associated with subsequent disability in activities of daily living (ADL) in Chinese adults age 80 years or older.

Design, setting, and participants

Data were obtained on 16 022 adults age 80 years or older who were able to perform ADL independently at baseline from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study, a community-based prospective cohort study conducted in 23 provinces of China. The study was initiated in 1998, with follow-up and recruitment of new participants in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014.

Main outcomes and measures

Disability in ADL was

SUBMITTER: Lv YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324469 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature