The joint associations of weight status and physical activity with mobility disability: The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

The purpose of this study was to determine the joint associations of weight status and physical activity with mobility disability in older men and women.

Subjects/methods

We analyzed prospective data from 135,220 participants in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study between 1995-1996 and 2004-2005.

Methods

Height and weight, as well as light- and moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity typical of the past 10 years (h/week) were self-reported at baseline, and body mass index (BMI: kg/m²) was categorized into normal weight (BMI 18 to <25 kg/m²); overweight (BMI 25 to <30 kg/m²); and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²). Mobility was assessed by self-report at follow-up and mobility disability was defined as repor

SUBMITTER: DiPietro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491301 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature