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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 479 7222
Email
debra.waters@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor and Director of Gerontology Research
Department
Department of Medicine (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BS PhD
Research summary
Body composition and physical function during ageing

Research

  • Determinants and prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic-obesity.
  • Impact of sarcopenia and sarcopenic-obesity on physical function.
  • Community-based exercise interventions to maintain physical function during ageing.

Scoon, C., Walker, X. J., Gale, J. T., Gerrard, D., Peddie, M., Russell-Camp, T., Waters, D. L., Osborne, H., … Vlietstra, L. (2023). The physical function of retired elite athletes compared to the general population: A preliminary analysis. Journal of Sport & Exercise Science, 7(4), (pp. 134). doi: 10.36905/jses.2023.04.01 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pelicioni, P., Davies, J., Waters, D., & Hale, L. (2023). Remote assessment of gait and balance of people with Parkinson’s disease: A reliability study. Digital Health Week, 2(1). Retrieved from https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/DHW/article/view/17912 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Tay, E., Barnett, D., Rowland, M., Kerse, N., Edlin, R., Waters, D. L., … Teh, R. (2023). Sociodemographic and health indicators of diet quality in pre-frail older adults in New Zealand. Nutrients, 15(20), 4416. doi: 10.3390/nu15204416 Journal - Research Article

de Souza, I. K. C., Rosa-Souza, F. J., de Lucena Alves, C. P., Duhamel, T. A., Waters, D. L., Martins, R. R., & Costa, E. C. (2023). Polypharmacy, physical activity, and sedentary time in older adults: A scoping review. Experimental Gerontology, 183, 112317. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112317 Journal - Research Other

Camara, M., Lima, K. C., Freire, Y. A., Souto, G. C., Macêdo, G. A. D., Silva, R. d. M., … Waters, D. L., … Costa, E. C. (2023). Independent and joint associations of cardiorespiratory fitness and lower-limb muscle strength with cardiometabolic risk in older adults. PLoS ONE, 18(10), e0292957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292957 Journal - Research Article

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