Suzanne G. Leveille

TL;DR: Performance tests of lower extremity function accurately predict disability across diverse populations and Equations derived from models using both the summary score and the gait speed alone allow for the estimation of risk of disability in community-dwelling populations and provide valuable information for estimating sample size for clinical trials of disability prevention.

TL;DR: Among healthy 45- to 68-year-old men, hand grip strength was highly predictive of functional limitations and disability 25 years later, suggesting good muscle strength in midlife may protect people from old age disability by providing a greater safety margin above the threshold of disability.

TL;DR: In healthy middle-aged men, long-term mortality risk was associated with grip strength at baseline, independent of BMI, and the possible interpretation of the finding is that early life influences on muscle strength may have long- term implications for mortality.

TL;DR: Patients accessed visit notes frequently, a large majority reported clinically relevant benefits and minimal concerns, and virtually all patients wanted the practice to continue, with doctors experiencing no more than a modest effect on their work lives.

TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of leg power and leg strength on the physical performance of community‐dwelling mobility‐limited older people.