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