Body composition as a predictor of physical performance in older age: A ten-year follow-up of the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

•Greater adiposity predicted poorer physical performance ten years later.•Measures of adiposity predicted physical performance better than those of lean mass.•Lean mass was inversely associated with physical performance. This study assessed how different measures of body composition predict physical...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2018-07, Vol.77, p.163-168
Main Authors: Mikkola, Tuija M., von Bonsdorff, Mikaela B., Salonen, Minna K., Simonen, Mika, Pohjolainen, Pertti, Osmond, Clive, Perälä, Mia-Maria, Rantanen, Taina, Kajantie, Eero, Eriksson, Johan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adiposity - physiology
Aged
Body composition
Body Composition - physiology
Child
Cohort Studies
Exercise - physiology
Female
Finland - epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting
Humans
Incidence
Lean mass
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - physiopathology
Physical Functional Performance
Physical performance
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
Sarcopenia - physiopathology
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Summary:•Greater adiposity predicted poorer physical performance ten years later.•Measures of adiposity predicted physical performance better than those of lean mass.•Lean mass was inversely associated with physical performance. This study assessed how different measures of body composition predict physical performance ten years later among older adults. The participants were 1076 men and women aged 57 to 70 years. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and body composition (bioelectrical impedance analysis) were measured at baseline and physical performance (Senior Fitness Test) ten years later. Linear regression analyses were adjusted for age, education, smoking, duration of the follow-up and physical activity. Greater BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, and percent body fat were associated with poorer physical performance in both sexes (standardized regression coefficient [β] from −0.32 to −0.40, p 
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2018.05.009