Role of motor function and lung function in pathways to ageing and decline.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extensive research has investigated the association between age changes in various domains, including lung function and motor function. However, a few analyses have tested models that incorporate bidirectional longitudinal influences between lung and motor function to test the temporal chain of events in the disability process. Dual change score models (DCSM) assist with identification of leading indicators of change by leveraging longitudinal data to examine the extent to which changes in one variable influence subsequent changes in a second variable, and vice versa.

Aims

The purpose of the current-analysis study was to apply DCSM to data from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of ageing to examine the nature of the longitudinal relationship between motor functionin

SUBMITTER: Finkel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7680325 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature