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Baseline data from VFIT study
Description
A dietary study that includs dietary intake, physical performance, and muscle strength-related variables for 207 Dutch elderly people.
Usage
data(vfit)Format
The format is a matrix containing 29 variables for 207 participants.
Details
Participants of the V-Fit trial were recruited via personal letters sent to senior residencies, home care organisations, general practitioners and local advertisements. Eligible participants were aged 70 y and older, used care services, did not regularly exercise, had a BMI of less than 25.
Source
Paw, M. J. C. A., de Jong, N., Schouten, E. G., Hiddink, G. J., & Kok, F. J. (2001). Physical exercise and/or enriched foods for functional improvement in frail, independently living elderly: a randomized controlled trial. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 82(6), 811-817.
Examples
data(vfit)
head(vfit, n=3)