Chunk #53 — FINDINGS — Relation of Risk Factors to Cognitive and Motor Outcomes, Disability and Death — Respiratory Muscle Strength and Pulmonary Function
Respiratory muscle strength was associated with the rate of change in mobility even after controlling for leg strength and physical activity [63]. In a subsequent study, we found that respiratory muscle strength, leg strength, physical activity as well as pulmonary function all made relatively independent contributions to the development of mobility disability [64]. In contrast, we found that pulmonary function linked both appendicular and respiratory muscle strength with the risk of death [117].
