Behavioural and biological correlates of physical functioning in middle aged office workers: the UK Whitehall Ⅱ study

摘要

Conclusions-Risk factors established for physical diseases are associated with poor physical functioning in a population of working age. These associations may be independent of current disease. Study objectives-(1) To identify behav- Ioural and biological correlates of poor Physical functioning and (2) to determine Whether such associations are independ- Ent of disease. Deign-Potential correlates were ob- Tained from questionnaires and screening visits at baseline and five year follow up.