Age Is Associated With Dampened Circadian Patterns of Rest and Activity: The Study of Muscle, Mobility, and Aging (SOMMA)
Melissa L Erickson,
Terri L Blackwell,
Theresa Mau
et al.
Abstract:Background
The effects of aging on circadian patterns of behavior are insufficiently described. To address this, we characterized age-specific features of rest-activity rhythms (RAR) in community dwelling older adults both overall, and in relation, to sociodemographic characteristics.
Methods
We examined cross-sectional associations between RAR and age, sex, race, education, multimorbidity burden, financial, work, martial, he… Show more
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