Poor Lower Extremity Function Was Associated with Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in Older Chinese People

Wen Zhang; Suxing Shen; Wei Wang; Chunling Zhou; Limin Xu; Jiahe Qiu; Jiaqi Wang; Xiangxue Meng; Yixiong Liang; Kaijun Niu; Qi Guo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115883

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Poor Lower Extremity Function Was Associated with Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in Older Chinese People

Wen Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wen Zhang, Suxing Shen

¶These authors are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Suxing Shen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wen Zhang, Suxing Shen

¶These authors are co-first authors on this work.

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Wei Wang,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Chunling Zhou,

Affiliation Community Service Center, Chadian Street, Binhai New Area, Tianjin, China
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Limin Xu,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Jiahe Qiu,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Jiaqi Wang,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Xiangxue Meng,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Yixiong Liang,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Kaijun Niu,

Affiliations Nutritional Epidemiology Institute, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Qi Guo

* E-mail: guoqijp@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, TEDA International Cardiovascular Hospital, Cardiovascular Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, TEDA, Tianjin, China
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Poor Lower Extremity Function Was Associated with Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes in Older Chinese People

Wen Zhang,
Suxing Shen,
Wei Wang,
Chunling Zhou,
Limin Xu,
Jiahe Qiu,
Jiaqi Wang,
Xiangxue Meng,
Yixiong Liang,
Kaijun Niu

Published: December 22, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115883

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