Associations between Social Isolation Index and changes in grip strength, gait speed, bone mineral density (BMD), and self-reported incident fractures among older adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Associations between Social Isolation Index and changes in grip strength, gait speed, bone mineral density (BMD), and self-reported incident fractures among older adults: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

<h4>Background</h4>The aim is to investigate whether social isolation and loneliness are associated with changes in grip strength, gait speed, BMD, and fractures.<h4>Methods</h4>Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Comprehensive Cohort participants aged 65 years and ol...

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Main Authors: Ahreum Lee, Caitlin McArthur, George Ioannidis, Alexandra Mayhew, Jonathan D Adachi, Lauren E Griffith, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292788&type=printable

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