title: Functional capacity and quality of life in middle-age men and women with high and low number of metabolic risk factors.
abstract: It is not clear if men and women with high numbers of risk factors (HiMF) for metabolic syndrome (MetS) have impaired capacities to perform activities of daily living (ADL's) and lower quality of life (QoL) in the absence of symptomatic heart disease. Our results indicate that in women there is a correlation between the number of risk factors and the capacity to perform ADL's and QoL. This was not evident for men. These findings may partly explain why women tend to consult healthcare practitioners earlier in the disease process than men.
authors.forename: Itamar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levinger
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jerums
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Selig
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors