Physical performance in older age by sex and educational level: the HUNT Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population-based studies on physical performance provide important information on older people's health but rarely include the oldest and least-healthy segment of the population. The aim of this study was to provide representative estimates of physical performance by age, sex, and educational level based on recent data from a population-based health study in Norway that includes older people with a wide range in age and function.

Methods

In the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Study (2017-2019), all participants aged 70 + were invited to an additional examination of physical performance assessed by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), either by attending a testing station or by visits from ambulatory teams. The distribution and variation in SPPB total

SUBMITTER: Melsæter KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9597987 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature