PMID- 28112495
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170919
LR  - 20220409
IS  - 1447-0594 (Electronic)
IS  - 1444-1586 (Print)
IS  - 1447-0594 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017 Jan
TI  - Design of the Mobility and Independent Living in Elders Study: An older adult 
      cohort in rural India.
PG  - 31-40
LID - 10.1111/ggi.12668 [doi]
AB  - AIM: The Mobility and Independent Living in Elders Study (MILES) was established 
      in 2012 to estimate the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors for disability 
      and age-related disease in rural older Indians. Here we describe the main goals 
      of MILES, the essential elements of its design and examinations, and the initial 
      findings from the baseline visit. METHODS: A random sample of 562 men and women 
      aged >/=60 years was enrolled from the Medchal region in Telangana State. Baseline 
      examination consisted of two separate clinical visits, and included measurements 
      of blood pressure, anthropometry, physical function, peripheral artery disease, 
      cognitive function, bone and muscle quality, knee osteoarthritis, carotid 
      intima-media thickness, and blood biomarkers. A comprehensive interview was 
      carried out for demographics, disability and disease history. Annual follow-up 
      visits are ongoing to collect information on incident disability and disease. 
      RESULTS: The median age of participants was 66 years (range 60-92 years); median 
      body mass index 21.7 kg/m(2) , median gait speed 0.67 m/s and 55% self-reported 
      their health status as fair or poor. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest a more 
      frail population in the MILES cohort compared with older adults in USA cohorts. 
      MILES will provide estimates of burden of disease, and disability and risk 
      factors in older adults. Findings will be used to identify potential 
      interventions to prevent disability in this rural Indian population. Geriatr 
      Gerontol Int 2017; 17: 31-40.
CI  - (c) 2015 Japan Geriatrics Society.
FAU - Singh, Tushar
AU  - Singh T
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of 
      Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
FAU - Sharma, Pawan K
AU  - Sharma PK
AD  - SHARE INDIA, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, RR District, Telangana 
      State, India.
FAU - Jammy, Guru Rajesh
AU  - Jammy GR
AD  - SHARE INDIA, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, RR District, Telangana 
      State, India.
FAU - Cauley, Jane A
AU  - Cauley JA
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of 
      Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
FAU - Bunker, Clareann H
AU  - Bunker CH
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of 
      Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
FAU - Reddy, P S
AU  - Reddy PS
AD  - SHARE INDIA, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences, RR District, Telangana 
      State, India.
FAU - Newman, Anne B
AU  - Newman AB
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of 
      Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - D43 TW009078/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
GR  - P30 AG024827/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20151221
PL  - Japan
TA  - Geriatr Gerontol Int
JT  - Geriatrics & gerontology international
JID - 101135738
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Disability Evaluation
MH  - Epidemiologic Research Design
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status
MH  - Humans
MH  - Incidence
MH  - *Independent Living
MH  - India
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Mobility Limitation
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Rural Health/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Self Report
PMC - PMC5323063
MID - NIHMS841057
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - India
OT  - aged
OT  - chronic disease
OT  - cohort studies
OT  - prevalence
COIS- Disclosure statement The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2017/01/24 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/20 06:00
PMCR- 2018/01/01
CRDT- 2017/01/24 06:00
PHST- 2015/09/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/01/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/01/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/20 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1111/ggi.12668 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2017 Jan;17(1):31-40. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12668. Epub 2015 Dec 
      21.