Birth size modifies longitudinal associations between midlife educational level and physical function at late-life for men and women
Our results imply that for those born small, having lower educational level is associated with having worse physical function at late-life, partly through less physical activity throughout the life-course.
Authors
- Vilmundur Guðnason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5696-0084)
- Þórhallur I. Halldórsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-0777)
- Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3766-2062)
- Pálmi V. Jónsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7174-2274)
- Mary Frances Cotch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2046-4350)
- Alfons Ramel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1834-3824)
- Kristín Siggeirsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-8732)
- Milan Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3556-3810)
- Howard J. Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4105-0808)
- Vilborg Kolbrún Vilmundardóttir
- L. J. Launer
Institutions
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
- National Institute on Aging (US)
- National Eye Institute (US)
- Icelandic Heart Association (IS)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06462-y
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00