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Use it or lose it: a four-year follow-up assessing whether physical activity near one’s capacity reduces the risk of functional decline among older adults

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-025-00385-8

Published Online: 2025-10-27

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Authors

Löppönen, Antti

Lindeman, Katja

Palmberg, Lotta

Van Roie, Evelien

Delecluse, Christophe

Portegijs, Erja

Rantanen, Taina

Rantalainen, Timo

Karavirta, Laura
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Juho Vainion Säätiö

Suomen Kulttuurirahasto

Opetus- ja Kulttuuriministeriö

European Research Council (693045)

Research Council of Finland (310526, 321336, 328818 and 352653, 339391 and 346462)
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Article History

Received: 18 February 2025

Accepted: 18 September 2025

First Online: 27 October 2025

Declarations

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: The study was executed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and all participants gave written informed consent. The Ethical Committee of the Central Finland Health Care District provided an ethical statement on the research plan and protocol of the AGNES baseline (August 23, 2017) and follow-up study (September 8, 2021).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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