Power of lower extremities and age were the main determinants on the agility test for adults in a cohort of men aged 66

Power of lower extremities and age were the main determinants on the agility test for adults in a cohort of men aged 66–91 years

Published:2019-09-14 Issue:2 Volume:23 Page:122-131
ISSN:2167-9169
Container-title:European Journal of Physiotherapy
language:en
Short-container-title:European Journal of Physiotherapy

Author:

Manderoos Sirpa¹²³,Wasenius Niko S.¹³,Laine Merja K.¹⁴,Kujala Urho M.⁵,Mälkiä Esko A.⁵,Kaprio Jaakko⁶⁷,Sarna Seppo⁶,Bäckmand Heli M.⁸,Kettunen Jyrki A.⁹,Aunola Sirkka¹⁰,Eriksson Johan G.¹³

Affiliation:

1. Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

2. Department of Public Health Solutions, The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland

3. Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland

4. Vantaa Health Center, Vantaa, Finland

5. Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland

6. Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

7. Institute of Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

8. Joint Authority Administration, The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helsinki, Finland

9. Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland

10. Department of Welfare, The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Turku, Finland

Funder

the Ministry of Education and Culture

the Juho Vainio Foundation

the Finnish Heart Research Foundation

Paavo Nurmi Foundation

the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Medical Society of Finland

Finska Läkaresällskapet

Folkhälsan Research Centre

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21679169.2019.1650395

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