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Handgrip Strength and Cause-Specific and Total Mortality in Older Disabled Women: Exploring the Mechanism by Rantanen, Taina, Volpato, Stefano, Luigi Ferrucci, MD, Eino Heikkinen, MD, Fried, Linda P., Guralnik, Jack M.

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between muscle strength and total and cause‐specific mortality and the plausible contributing factors to this…”
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Quality of Life and Barriers in the Urban Outdoor Environment in Old Age by Rantakokko, Merja, Iwarsson, Susanne, Kauppinen, Markku, Leinonen, Raija, Heikkinen, Eino, Rantanen, Taina

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between barriers in the outdoor environment and perceived quality of life (QoL) in old age and to assess whether fear of…”
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Fear of Moving Outdoors and Development of Outdoor Walking Difficulty in Older People by Rantakokko, Merja, Mänty, Minna, Iwarsson, Susanne, Törmäkangas, Timo, Leinonen, Raija, Heikkinen, Eino, Rantanen, Taina

“…OBJECTIVES: To study which individual characteristics and environmental factors correlate with fear of moving outdoors and whether fear of moving outdoors…”
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Mobility Difficulties and Physical Activity as Predictors of Mortality and Loss of Independence in the Community-Living Older Population by Hirvensalo, Mirja, Rantanen, Taina, Heikkinen, Eino

“…OBJECTIVE: In older people, mobility impairments and physical inactivity are risk factors for further disability and death. We studied the interaction of…”
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Unmet Physical Activity Need in Old Age by Rantakokko, Merja, Iwarsson, Susanne, Hirvensalo, Mirja, Leinonen, Raija, Heikkinen, Eino, Rantanen, Taina

“…OBJECTIVES: To examine which individual and environmental factors correlate with unmet physical activity need in old age and predict development of unmet…”
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Mobility limitations and cognitive deficits as predictors of institutionalization among community-dwelling older people by von Bonsdorff, Mikaela, Rantanen, Taina, Laukkanen, Pia, Suutama, Timo, Heikkinen, Eino

“…Mobility limitations and cognitive disorders have often been observed as risks for institutionalization. However, their combined effects on risk of…”
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Physical Activity and the Changes in Maximal Isometric Strength in Men and Women from the Age of 75 to 80 Years by Rantanen, Taina, Era, Pertti, Heikkinen, Eino

“…OBJECTIVE: To research the natural changes in maximal isometric strength, over a period of 5 years, in men and women aged 75 at baseline, and to study the…”
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Predictors of decline in self-assessments of health among older people — a 5-year longitudinal study by Leinonen, Raija, Heikkinen, Eino, Jylhä, Marja

“…Within the framework of the Evergreen project we examined how changes in several indicators of health and functioning and physical activity predicted a decline…”
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Heritability of maximal isometric muscle strength in older female twins by Tiainen, Kristina, Sipila, Sarianna, Alen, Markku, Heikkinen, Eino, Kaprio, Jaakko, Koskenvuo, Markku, Tolvanen, Asko, Pajala, Satu, Rantanen, Taina

“…1 Department of Health Sciences, 3 The Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, and 7 Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, FIN-40014…”
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Socio-economic position and its relationship to physical capacity among elderly people living in Jyväskylä, Finland: five- and ten-year follow-up studies by Rautio, Nina, Heikkinen, Eino, Ebrahim, Shah

“…Socio-economic differences in self-reported disability are well described but much less is known about their associations with more objective measures of…”
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Reduced mobility and physical activity as predictors of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults: an eight-year follow-up study by Lampinen, Päivi, Heikkinen, Eino

“…Epidemiological research suggests that reduced physical activity and mobility may be associated with depressive symptoms. The present study examines the…”
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Mobility performance and its sensory, psychomotor and musculoskeletal determinants from age 75 to age 80 by Sakari, Ritva, Era, Pertti, Rantanen, Taina, Leskinen, Esko, Laukkanen, Pia, Heikkinen, Eino

“…Background and aims : Prospective studies on the simultaneous effects of multiple determinants on objectively assessed mobility are few. The aim of this study…”
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Lowered vision as a risk factor for injurious accidents in older people by Kulmala, Jenni, Era, Pertti, Pärssinen, Olavi, Sakari, Ritva, Sipilä, Sarianna, Rantanen, Taina, Heikkinen, Eino

“…Background and aims : Poor vision in older people is often related to increased fall risk. However, the association of the severity between visual deficit and…”
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Factors associated with maximal walking speed among older community-living adults by Sallinen, Janne, Mänty, Minna, Leinonen, Raija, Kallinen, Mauri, Törmäkangas, Timo, Heikkinen, Eino, Rantanen, Taina

“…Background and aims : The relative contribution of different domains on walking speed is largely unknown. This study investigated the central factors…”
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Relationship between dental health and 10-year mortality in a cohort of community-dwelling elderly people by Hämäläinen, Piia, Meurman, Jukka H, Keskinen, Marja, Heikkinen, Eino

“…Dental examinations were carried out as part of the Evergreen project, which focuses on functional capacity and health among the elderly residents of the city…”
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A cohort study found good respiratory, sensory and motor functions decreased mortality risk in older people by Lyyra, Tiina-Mari, Leskinen, Esko, Heikkinen, Eino

“…The main aims of this study were to evaluate the separate and joint effects of respiratory, sensory, and psychomotor function, muscle strength, and mobility in…”
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Muscle Strength and Mobility as Predictors of Survival in 75–84 - Year - old People by LAUKKANEN, PIA, HEIKKINEN, EINO, KAUPPINEN, MARKKU

“…The purpose of the study was to examine the associations of physical capacity, as determined on the basis of self-report and physical measurements, with…”
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Contribution of genetic and environmental effects to postural balance in older female twins by Pajala, Satu, Era, Pertti, Koskenvuo, Markku, Kaprio, Jaakko, Tolvanen, Asko, Heikkinen, Eino, Tiainen, Kristina, Rantanen, Taina

“…1 Department of Health Sciences and Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology, and 7 Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä;…”
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Maximal Isometric Strength and Mobility among 75-year-old Men and Women by RANTANEN, TAINA, ERA, PERTTI, HEIKKINEN, EINO

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the association between maximal isometric strength and mobility among 75-year-old men and women. All those born in…”
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Motor speed and lower extremity strength as predictors of fall-related bone fractures in elderly individuals by Shigematsu, Ryosuke, Rantanen, Taina, Saari, Päivi, Sakari-Rantala, Ritva, Kauppinen, Markku, Sipilä, Sarianna, Heikkinen, Eino

“…The purpose of this prospective population-based study was to examine the combined effects of motor speed and knee extension strength on risk of fall-related…”
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