Socioeconomic Status, Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors, and Walking Speed in Older Adults: Multi-Cohort Population Based Study

Stringhini Silvia (1) , Carmeli Cristian (1) , Jokela Markus (2) , Avendaño Mauricio (3) , Mccrory Cathal (4) , D’errico Angelo , Bochud Murielle , Barros Henrique , Costa Giuseppe , Chadeau-Hyam Marc , Cyrille Delpierre (5) , Gandini Martina , Fraga Silvia , Goldberg Marcel , Giles Graham G , Lassale Camille , Kenny Rose Anne , Kelly-Irving Michelle , Paccaud Fred , Layte Richard , Muennig Peter , Marmot Michael G , Ribeiro Ana Isabel , Severi Gianluca , Steptoe Andrew , Shipley Martin J , Zins Marie , Mackenbach Johan P , Vineis Paolo , Kivimäki Mika

1 UNIL - Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne
2 HUS - Helsinki University Hospital [Finland]
3 King‘s College London
4 Trinity College Dublin
5 LEASP - Epidémiologie et analyses en santé publique : risques, maladies chroniques et handicaps

Objective To assess the association of low socioeconomic status and risk factors for non-communicable diseases (diabetes, high alcohol intake, high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking) with loss of physical functioning at older ages.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Stringhini Silvia, Carmeli Cristian, Jokela Markus, Avendaño Mauricio, Mccrory Cathal, et al.. Socioeconomic Status, Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors, and Walking Speed in Older Adults: Multi-Cohort Population Based Study. BMJ, 2018, ⟨10.1136/bmj.k1046⟩. ⟨hal-01905966⟩