Dr. Cawthon’s research on sarcopenia and age-related physical decline showed
that tests of muscle strength and walking speed can help predict disability in older
adults.
Using data from several ongoing large-cohort studies, she and colleagues
at the San Francisco Coordinating Center (SFCC) (Opens new window) study bone loss
in older men; the association between vitamin D and mortality; risk factors for osteoporotic
fractures in older women and men; and predictors of frailty in the elderly.
As part of her role at the SFCC, Dr. Cawthon co-leads multi-center observational
studies, including the Study of Osteoporosis in Men (MrOS) and the Study of Osteoporotic
Fractures (SOF) in women, and has analyzed data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition
(Health ABC) and Framingham studies.
Dr. Cawthon collaborates with other
longevity researchers at CPMCRI and the SFCC.
Dr. Cawthon received her
Ph.D. and M.P.H. from the University of California, Berkeley.
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
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