Weight Gain Among Elderly Women as Risk Factor for Disability

Health, Well-Being and Aging Study (Sabe Study)

Bibliographic Data

ID12798767
AuthorsLigiana Pires Corona (0000-0001-5298-7714, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, corresponding author), Daniella Pires Nunes (0000-0002-4679-0373, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil), Tiago Da Silva Alexandre (0000-0003-3791-9793, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil), Jair Lício Ferreira Santos (0000-0001-7367-4418, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil), Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte (0000-0003-3933-2179, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil), Yeda Aparecida De Oliveira Duarte (Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Lúcia Lebrão (0000-0002-2650-8684, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
Year2012
Volume25
Issue1
Pages119-135
Publication date2012-12-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0898264312466261
PMID23277332
OpenAlexW2133143524
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited43

Weight loss is generally considered more worrisome than weight gain in elderly. However, weight loss alone was not a risk factor for disability in our study

Activities of daily living · Body weight · Incidence (geometry · Logistic regression · Obesity · Physical therapy · Risk factor · Weight change · Weight gain · Weight loss · Demography · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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