Physical function and social class among Swedish oldest old.

摘要: The relationship between physical ability and social class in later life was explored through an interview survey conducted on a nationally representative sample of persons aged 77-98 (N = 537). Physical measured with activities daily living, index mobility, performance tests. Social according to previous occupation. function found be correlated class, that is, former white-collar workers had better than blue-collar workers. differences were significant for all three measures function. Language: en