Journal of Aging Science

Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas, USA

Biography

Kyriakos S. Markides received his Ph.D. in Sociology in 1976 from Louisiana State University. He is currently the Annie and John Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor of Aging and Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. His research has been funded continuously by the National Institutes of Health since 1980. He is currently Principal Investigator of the Hispanic EPESE. He is also Principal Investigator of the RCMAR. ISI has listed Dr. Markides among the most highly cited social scientists in the world. 
 

Publications

• Research   
  The Association of Coordination with Physical Activity Levels of Older Adults
  Author(s): Eric G. James*, Murat Karabulut, Phillip Conatser, Suzanne G. Leveille, Soham Al Snih, Kyriakos S. Markides and Jonathan F. Bean
  
  Aim: To examine the association between coordination ability and self-reported physical activity among communitydwelling older adults. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 77 adults (81.51 ± 5.46 years) using motion capture and a gait walkway to assess rhythmic interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination. Physical activity was assessed using the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE). We conducted multivariable linear regression modeling using backward elimination with age, gender, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Exam score, number of chronic conditions, falls, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score, and interlimb ankle, shoulder, and gait coordination as predictors, and PASE score as the outcome. Results: Gender and SPPB score accounted for 19.4% and the th.. View more»
  

  Abstract HTML PDF