Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2102-2107 , November 2008

Obesity Influences Transitional States of Disability in Older Adults With Knee Pain

  • W. Jack Rejeski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to W. Jack Rejeski, PhD, Dept of HES, Wake Forest University, PO Box 7868, Winston-Salem, NC 27109
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  • Edward H. Ip, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
    • Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Anthony P. Marsh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Qiang Zhang, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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  • Michael E. Miller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

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    States that capture the progression of disability in older adults. The bookends at the end of each bar show the range of the probabilities estimated from each of the 5 imputed data sets. Abbreviations

    States that capture the progression of disability in older adults. The bookends at the end of each bar show the range of the probabilities estimated from each of the 5 imputed data sets. Abbreviations: CHAIR, getting in and out of a chair; BED, moving in and out of a bed; TOILET, using the toilet; CAR, getting in and out of a car; BATHE, bathing or showing; GRIP, gripping with your hands; DRESS, dressing yourself; WALKBLK, walking several blocks; WALKONE, walking 1 block; FLIGHTS, climbing several flights of stairs; CLIMBON, climbing 1 flight of stairs; LIFTOBJ, lifting heavy objects; LIFT10, lifting or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds such as a bag of groceries; LIGHT, doing light housework; PARTACT, participating in community activities such as religious services, social activities, or volunteer work; VISITRE, visiting with relatives or friends; CAREFAM, taking care of a family member; MONEY, managing your money such as paying bills; USEPHON, using the telephone.

 Supported by the National Science Foundation (grant no. SES-0532185) and the National Institutes of Health (grant no. HL076441-01A1, P30 AG021332, and M01-RR00712).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00789-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 11 , Pages 2102-2107 , November 2008