Geriatrics and Gerontology International

An Introduction of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Longitudinal Interdisciplinary Study on Aging (TMIG-LISA, 1991-2001)
pp. S1-S4(1)
Authors: Suzuki, Takao; Shibata, Hiroshi

Editor's Note
pp. S5-S5(1)

Walking speed as a good predictor for maintenance of I-ADL among the rural community elderly in Japan: A 5-year follow-up study from TMIG-LISA
pp. S6-S14(1)
Authors: Suzuki, Takao; Yoshida, Hideyo; Kim, Hunkyung; Yukawa, Harumi; Sugiura, Miho; Furuna, Taketo; Nishizawa, Satoshi; Kumagai, Shu; Shinkai, Shoji; Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Shibata, Hiroshi

A prospective study of the effects of regular sports practice on mortality among the elderly in a rural community in Japan: An 8-year follow-up study
pp. S15-S20(1)
Authors: Kim, Hunkyung; Suzuki, Takao; Iwasa, Hajime; Yoshida, Hideyo

An intervention study to improve the nutritional status of functionally competent community-living senior citizens
pp. S21-S26(1)
Authors: Kumagai, Shu; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Shibata, Hiroshi; Amano, Hidenori; Hujiwara, Yoshinori; Yoshida, Yuko; Shinkai, Shoji; Yukawa, Harumi; Yoshida, Hideyo; Suzuki, Takao

Prevalence of depressive symptoms among the elderly: A longitudinal study
pp. S27-S30(1)
Authors: Niino, Naoakira; Ihara, Kazushige; Suzuki, Takao; Shibata, Hiroshi

Predictors for the onset of functional decline among initially non-disabled older people living in a community during a 6-year follow-up
pp. S31-S39(1)
Authors: Shinkai, Shoji; Kumagai, Shu; Fujiwara, Yoshinori; Amano, Hidenori; Yoshida, Yuko; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Suzuki, Takao; Shibata, Hiroshi

Factorial invariance of the physical performance measures in longitudinal study of aging: A simultaneous analysis approach
pp. S40-S49(1)
Authors: Sugiura, Miho; Furuna, Taketo; Nishizawa, Satoshi; Nagasaki, Hiroshi; Itoh, Hajime; Kinugasa, Takashi; Okuzumi, Hideyuki; Suzuki, Takao

Effects of osteoporotic fractures on quality of life-related variables in the community elderly in Japan: An 8-year follow-up study in TMIG-LISA
pp. S50-S54(1)
Authors: Yoshida, Hideyo; Suzuki, Takao; Kim, Hunkyung; Yukawa, Harumi; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Kumagai, Shu; Shinkai, Shoji; Ishizaki, Tatsuro

Aging-related changes of food intake in elderly subjects living in an urban community and relation with vital prognosis: Results of an 8-year longitudinal study (TMIG-LISA)
pp. S55-S62(1)
Authors: Yukawa, Harumi; Suzuki, Takao

Changes in TMIG-Index of Competence by subscale in Japanese urban and rural community older populations: Six years prospective study
pp. S63-S68(1)
Authors: Fujiwara, Yoshinori; Shinkai, Shoji; Kumagai, Shu; Amano, Hidenori; Yoshida, Yuko; Yoshida, Hideyo; Kim, Hunkyung; Suzuki, Takao; Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Haga, Hiroshi; Shibata, Hiroshi

Impact of history or onset of chronic medical conditions on higher-level functional capacity among older community-dwelling Japanese adults
pp. S69-S77(1)
Authors: Fujiwara, Yoshinori; Shinkai, Shoji; Kumagai, Shu; Amano, Hidenori; Yoshida, Yuko; Yoshida, Hideyo; Kim, Hunkyung; Suzuki, Takao; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Shibata, Hiroshi

Active life expectancy based on activities of daily living for older people living in a rural community in Japan
pp. S78-S82(1)
Authors: Ishizaki, Tatsuro; Yoshida, Hideyo; Kumagai, Shu; Watanabe, Shuichiro; Shinkai, Shoji; Suzuki, Takao; Shibata, Hiroshi; Imanaka, Yuichi