Prospective Study of Trajectories of Physical Performance and Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese

Conclusions:
Regardless of baseline level, the PPMs tended to show similar age-related changes in later life. However, individuals in low PPM trajectory groups had a higher mortality risk, which highlights the importance of interventions that maintain or improve physical performance, even among older adults with low physical performance.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - October 7, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Taniguchi, Y., Fujiwara, Y., Murayama, H., Yokota, I., Matsuo, E., Seino, S., Nofuji, Y., Nishi, M., Matsuyama, Y., Shinkai, S. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research