Physical performance and physical activity in older people: are developmental influences important?

Journal article

BACKGROUND: Reduced physical performance and physical activity have serious health consequences, but adult determinants do not fully explain variation in older people. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to investigate the relationship between early growth, physical performance and physical activity in older people. METHODS: We studied 349 men and 280 women born 1931-1939 with known birth weight and weight at 1 year who were taking part in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study, UK. Physical performance was...

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Authors: Martin, H; Syddall, H; Dennison, E; Cooper, C; Sayer, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Gerontology
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 186-193
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• DOI: 10.1159/000174823
• EISSN: 1423-0003
• ISSN: 0304-324X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Energy Metabolism; Physical Fitness; Psychomotor Performance; Aging; Questionnaires; Growth and Development; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Birth Weight; Body Weight; Great Britain; Sex Characteristics; Postural Balance; Male; Child Development; Aged; Odds Ratio; Life Style; Activities of Daily Living; Cohort Studies