Abstract:Despite a well-established literature demonstrating that African Americans shoulder a high burden of mobility limitation, little is known about factors associated with recovery. Although poor cardiovascular health is a risk factor for mobility limitation, its role in recovery is less clear. The present study investigated demographic and cardiovascular factors associated with recovery from incident mobility limitation within one year in the Jackson Heart Study, a cohort study of African Americans in Jackson, MS… Show more
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