Published in J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci on August 01, 2003
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The Boston Rehabilitative Impairment Study of the Elderly: a description of methods. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2012) 1.03
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Strength training induces muscle hypertrophy and functional gains in black prostate cancer patients despite androgen deprivation therapy. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2012) 0.83
Association between chair stand strategy and mobility limitations in older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2012) 0.83
Associations between muscle strength, spirometric pulmonary function and mobility in healthy older adults. Age (Dordr) (2014) 0.82
Knee power is an important parameter in understanding medial knee joint load in knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2014) 0.82
Peripheral nerve function and lower extremity muscle power in older men. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2013) 0.81
Peak muscle mass in young men and sarcopenia in the ageing male. Osteoporos Int (2014) 0.80
Muscle weakness, fatigue, and torque variability: effects of age and mobility status. Muscle Nerve (2013) 0.80
Sarcopenia and Androgens: A Link between Pathology and Treatment. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) (2014) 0.79
Consistency of leg extension power assessments in older men: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study. Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2009) 0.79
Systemic vascular function is associated with muscular power in older adults. J Aging Res (2012) 0.79
Explosive type of moderate-resistance training induces functional, cardiovascular, and molecular adaptations in the elderly. Age (Dordr) (2013) 0.79
Mechanography performance tests and their association with sarcopenia, falls and impairment in the activities of daily living - a pilot cross-sectional study in 293 older adults. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact (2015) 0.79
The Relationship Among Neuromuscular Impairments, Chronic Back Pain, and Mobility in Older Adults. PM R (2016) 0.79
Towards a gene expression biomarker set for human biological age. Aging Cell (2013) 0.78
Intensive Gait Training for Older Adults with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis. Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2015) 0.77
Intervening on the side effects of hormone-dependent cancer treatment: the role of strength training. J Aging Res (2011) 0.77
Association between Thigh Muscle Volume and Leg Muscle Power in Older Women. PLoS One (2016) 0.77
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Lower body functioning prevalence and correlates in older American Indians in a southeastern tribe: the Native Elder Care Study. J Am Geriatr Soc (2012) 0.77
Evaluation of an Outpatient Rehabilitative Program to Address Mobility Limitations Among Older Adults. Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2017) 0.77
Does telomere length predict decline in physical functioning in older twin sisters during an 11-year follow-up? Age (Dordr) (2016) 0.76
Analysis of postural control and muscular performance in young and elderly women in different age groups. Braz J Phys Ther (2015) 0.76
Reduced rate of knee extensor torque development in older adults with knee osteoarthritis is associated with intrinsic muscle contractile deficits. Exp Gerontol (2015) 0.76
Optimizing muscle power after stroke: a cross-sectional study. J Neuroeng Rehabil (2012) 0.76
The effects of a long-term physical activity intervention on serum uric acid in older adults at risk for physical disability. J Aging Phys Act (2013) 0.76
New utility for an old tool: can a simple gait speed test predict ambulatory surgical discharge outcomes? Am J Phys Med Rehabil (2013) 0.76
Healthy older adults have insufficient hip range of motion and plantar flexor strength to walk like healthy young adults. J Biomech (2014) 0.76
Comparative Approaches to Understanding the Relation Between Aging and Physical Function. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2015) 0.75
Sensory-motor training targeting motor dysfunction and muscle weakness in long-term care elderly combined with motivational strategies: a single blind randomized controlled study. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act (2016) 0.75
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Effectiveness of dual-task functional power training for preventing falls in older people: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials (2015) 0.75
Effects of inpatient physical therapy on the functional status of elderly individuals. J Phys Ther Sci (2016) 0.75
Lower Extremity Strength Is Correlated with Walking Function After Incomplete SCI. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil (2015) 0.75
The Effects of POWER Training in Young and Older Adults after Stroke. Stroke Res Treat (2016) 0.75
The application of strength and power related field tests in older adults: criteria, current status and a future perspective. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act (2015) 0.75
Television Viewing Does Not Have to Be Sedentary: Motivation to Participate in a TV Exercise Program. J Obes (2011) 0.75
Handgrip strength, quadriceps muscle power, and optimal shortening velocity roles in maintaining functional abilities in older adults living in a long-term care home: a 1-year follow-up study. Clin Interv Aging (2016) 0.75
Muscle 'regenerative potential' determinesphysical recovery following total knee replacement. Bone Joint Res (2013) 0.75
Weight Management in Older Adults. Curr Obes Rep (2015) 0.75
Improved single muscle fiber quality in the oldest-old. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2016) 0.75
Feasibility and acceptability of using jumping mechanography to detect early components of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older women. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact (2017) 0.75
Objective impairments of gait and balance in adults living with HIV-1 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2017) 0.75
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Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids. Nature (2010) 28.21
Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nat Genet (2008) 22.35
Common variants at 30 loci contribute to polygenic dyslipidemia. Nat Genet (2008) 20.66
New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk. Nat Genet (2010) 17.89
Gait speed and survival in older adults. JAMA (2011) 15.01
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Nature (2011) 13.25
Untangling the concepts of disability, frailty, and comorbidity: implications for improved targeting and care. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2004) 12.46
Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure. Nat Genet (2009) 12.44
The clinical course of advanced dementia. N Engl J Med (2009) 9.54
Abundant quantitative trait loci exist for DNA methylation and gene expression in human brain. PLoS Genet (2010) 8.74
Phenotype of frailty: characterization in the women's health and aging studies. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 8.00
Patterns of functional decline at the end of life. JAMA (2003) 7.79
Physical performance measures in the clinical setting. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 7.67
Inviting patients to read their doctors' notes: a quasi-experimental study and a look ahead. Ann Intern Med (2012) 7.49
Research agenda for frailty in older adults: toward a better understanding of physiology and etiology: summary from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging Research Conference on Frailty in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc (2006) 6.81
Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge. Nat Genet (2010) 6.66
Effects of a physical activity intervention on measures of physical performance: Results of the lifestyle interventions and independence for Elders Pilot (LIFE-P) study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 6.61
Frailty consensus: a call to action. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2013) 6.54
Detection of life-threatening prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen velocity during a window of curability. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 6.02
Prevalence of anemia in persons 65 years and older in the United States: evidence for a high rate of unexplained anemia. Blood (2004) 5.86
Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution. PLoS Genet (2009) 5.81
Designing randomized, controlled trials aimed at preventing or delaying functional decline and disability in frail, older persons: a consensus report. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 5.80
Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2003) 5.73
New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 5.58
Vitamin D and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons. Arch Intern Med (2010) 5.20
Frailty: an emerging research and clinical paradigm--issues and controversies. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2007) 4.98
The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis. Lancet (2012) 4.87
A genome-wide association study identifies protein quantitative trait loci (pQTLs). PLoS Genet (2008) 4.75
Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways. Nat Genet (2012) 4.73
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Population-based genome-wide association studies reveal six loci influencing plasma levels of liver enzymes. Am J Hum Genet (2008) 4.69
Hearing loss and incident dementia. Arch Neurol (2011) 4.65
A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance. Nat Genet (2012) 4.37
Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium. Nat Genet (2009) 4.28
Functional decline in peripheral arterial disease: associations with the ankle brachial index and leg symptoms. JAMA (2004) 4.27
Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 4.25
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Chronic musculoskeletal pain and the occurrence of falls in an older population. JAMA (2009) 4.18
The origins of age-related proinflammatory state. Blood (2004) 4.15
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Inflammatory markers and physical performance in older persons: the InCHIANTI study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2004) 3.96
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Relation between use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and muscle strength and physical function in older women: an observational study. Lancet (2002) 3.88
Common variation in the FTO gene alters diabetes-related metabolic traits to the extent expected given its effect on BMI. Diabetes (2008) 3.76
Genetic loci influencing kidney function and chronic kidney disease. Nat Genet (2010) 3.75
Survival and comfort after treatment of pneumonia in advanced dementia. Arch Intern Med (2010) 3.72
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Hearing loss prevalence and risk factors among older adults in the United States. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2011) 3.63
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Sarcopenic obesity: definition, cause and consequences. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care (2008) 3.54
Agreement between self-report of disease diagnoses and medical record validation in disabled older women: factors that modify agreement. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 3.52
Anemia is associated with disability and decreased physical performance and muscle strength in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc (2004) 3.48
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Genome-wide association study of plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids in the InCHIANTI Study. PLoS Genet (2009) 3.38
Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies. Nat Genet (2010) 3.37
The ankle brachial index is associated with leg function and physical activity: the Walking and Leg Circulation Study. Ann Intern Med (2002) 3.32
Handgrip strength and cause-specific and total mortality in older disabled women: exploring the mechanism. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 3.30
Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals. PLoS Genet (2012) 3.21
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The GLUT9 gene is associated with serum uric acid levels in Sardinia and Chianti cohorts. PLoS Genet (2007) 3.21
Nonlinear multisystem physiological dysregulation associated with frailty in older women: implications for etiology and treatment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2009) 3.14
Genetic variants and associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with major clinical outcomes. JAMA (2012) 3.10
Proton pump inhibitors and risk of 1-year mortality and rehospitalization in older patients discharged from acute care hospitals. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 3.08
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Interleukin-6 in aging and chronic disease: a magnificent pathway. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2006) 2.85
The FNIH sarcopenia project: rationale, study description, conference recommendations, and final estimates. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2014) 2.84
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