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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
The authors hypothesized that 1) physical growth, as a marker of the early development of muscle fibers, and 2) advanced childhood motor and cognitive abilities, as markers of central nervous system development, would be positively related to midlife standing balance and chair rising, independently of later life experiences. They tested these hypotheses in a representative British sample of 1,374 men and 1,410 women aged 53 years in 1999 with prospective childhood measures of heights and weights, age at first standing and walking, cognitive ability, and motor coordination. Weight gain before age 7 years was positively related to adult performance in men but not women, independently of later body size, social class, physical activity, and health status. Attainment of motor milestones at the modal age and higher scores on tests of cognitive ability and motor coordination were associated with better performance, independently of other factors. This study is the first to show that childhood growth and development affect midlife performance; prevention of disability and frailty in later life may need to start early.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
164
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
110-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Body Height, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Child Development, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Great Britain, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Health Status, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Postural Balance, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Psychomotor Performance, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Social Class, pubmed-meshheading:16757569-Weight Gain
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Developmental origins of midlife physical performance: evidence from a British birth cohort.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, UK. d.kuh@nshd.mrc.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article