Functional capacity and quality of life in middle-age men and women with high and low number of metabolic risk factors

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Levinger, Itamar, Goodman, Craig, Hare, David L, Jerums, George and Selig, Steve E (2009) Functional capacity and quality of life in middle-age men and women with high and low number of metabolic risk factors. International Journal of Cardiology, 133 (2). pp. 281-283. ISSN 0167-5273

Abstract

It is not clear if men and women with high numbers of risk factors (HiMF) for metabolic syndrome (MetS) have impaired capacities to perform activities of daily living (ADL's) and lower quality of life (QoL) in the absence of symptomatic heart disease. Our results indicate that in women there is a correlation between the number of risk factors and the capacity to perform ADL's and QoL. This was not evident for men. These findings may partly explain why women tend to consult healthcare practitioners earlier in the disease process than men.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/4406
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.046
Official URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_ima...
Subjects Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Centre for Ageing, Rehabilitation, Exercise & Sport Science (CARES)
Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > SEO Classification > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Keywords ResPubID18228, daily activities, risk factors, metabolic syndrome
Citations in Scopus 12 - View on Scopus
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