Central but not peripheral fat mass percentage is associated with blood pressure components in the elderly.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reason why elderly human hips tend to break in one of two anatomical regions is uncertain. Nutritional factors may affect the site of fracture. OBJECTIVE:To assess possible nutritional differences in patients with proximal femoral fractures. DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING:Unive...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Maffulli N,Dougall TW,Brown MT,Golden MH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:the absolute number of notifications for tuberculosis in older people appears to have increased in Scotland. To determine if these trends are present elsewhere in the UK, we have reviewed notifications in Leeds with particular reference to non-pulmonary disease, Asian subcontinent groups and older people. M...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Phelan F,Teale C

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and sixty centenarians were discovered and followed up for 7 years (1982-88) in Shanghai. The proportion of centenarians in the population was non-significantly greater in the urban than in the rural area and centenarians were in general increasing in both areas over the years. The factors promoting longev...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zheng ZX,Wang ZS,Zhu HM,Yang JY,Peng HY,Wang LX,Li J,Jiang XW,Yu YF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a tremendous therapeutic advance for patients with severe aortic stenosis and high-surgical risk. Since TAVI-treated patients are elderly with multiple co-existing conditions, limited life expectancy and disproportionate health-care expenditures, the aspect of the heal...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Georgiadou P,Sbarouni E,Karavolias GK,Voudris V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:frequent emergency department (ED) attendance at the end of life disrupts care continuity and contradicts most patients' preference for home-based care. OBJECTIVE:to examine factors associated with frequent (≥3) end of life ED attendances among older people to identify opportunities to improve care. METHOD...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Bone AE,Evans CJ,Henson LA,Gao W,Higginson IJ,BUILDCARE study.

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:to examine the costs and cost-effectiveness of 'second-generation' telecare, in addition to standard support and care that could include 'first-generation' forms of telecare, compared with standard support and care that could include 'first-generation' forms of telecare. DESIGN AND METHODS:a pragm...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Henderson C,Knapp M,Fernández JL,Beecham J,Hirani SP,Beynon M,Cartwright M,Rixon L,Doll H,Bower P,Steventon A,Rogers A,Fitzpatrick R,Barlow J,Bardsley M,Newman SP

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:age-related hearing loss is a common chronic condition; hence, it is important to understand its influence on the functional status of older adults. We assessed the association between hearing impairment with activity limitations as assessed by the activities of daily living (ADL) scale. METHODS:a total of ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gopinath B,Schneider J,McMahon CM,Teber E,Leeder SR,Mitchell P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the oldest old (85+) pose complex medical challenges. Both underdiagnosis and overdiagnosis are claimed in this group. OBJECTIVE:to estimate diagnosis, prescribing and hospital admission prevalence from 2003/4 to 2011/12, to monitor trends in medicalisation. DESIGN AND SETTING:observational study of Clinic...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Melzer D,Tavakoly B,Winder RE,Masoli JA,Henley WE,Ble A,Richards SH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether in older people perceived age is associated with risk of total mortality independent of chronological age. DESIGN:Prospective population-based study (Evergreen project) with mortality surveillance for 13 years after the baseline. SETTING:Face-to-face interview among community-dwelling re...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Uotinen V,Rantanen T,Suutama T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower urinary tract symptoms are frequency report in Parkinson's disease. Whether these are causally related to Parkinson's disease rather than the known effects of age on the urinary tract is unknown. In this study we compared urodynamic data from 1864 women and 357 men with no neurological disease with data from 34 ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Gray R,Stern G,Malone-Lee J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delirium is a common presentation in older inpatients with COVID-19, and a risk factor for cognitive decline at discharge. The glaring gaps in the service provision in delirium care, regardless of aetiology, after a hospital admission pre-existed the pandemic, but the pandemic arguably offers an opportunity now to add...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Rahman S,Byatt K

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:several studies examining diet and functional status of individuals have focused on single nutrients or food groups. Studies examining the relationship between diet and health have increasingly witnessed a shift in focus from single nutrients to overall diet quality. The objective of this study was to examin...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Xu B,Houston D,Locher JL,Zizza C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE REPORTS:two elderly patients (aged 70 and 80 years) presented with severe back pain and restriction of spinal movements. Inflammatory markers were raised and in each case computed tomography findings confirmed infective discitis. One patient improved with antibiotics but the second developed paraplegia, a recogniz...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Goel V,Young JB,Patterson CJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:two common anti-diabetic treatments used are sitagliptin and sulphonylureas however evidence examining their comparative effectiveness in older people is limited. OBJECTIVE:to evaluate effectiveness of sitagliptin vs sulphonylureas when added to metformin in older (aged ≥75) vs younger people (18-75). DESI...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Sharma M,Nazareth I,Petersen I

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially severe diagnosis with high short-term mortality. Recently, age-adjusted cut-off values (age × 10 μg/l) of D-dimer were introduced to improve the diagnostic workup in older patients. In clinical practice, PE is considered 'ruled out' in patients with a non-high clinical probabil...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Stein CE,Keijsers CJ,Bootsma JE,Schouten HJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The difficulties of 24-hour urine collection are well recognized, especially for elderly people for whom a means of estimating protein excretion from a single casual unit sample would be preferable. We compared measurement of total urinary protein estimated by the protein/creatinine ratio with 24-h urine collection an...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Mitchell SC,Sheldon TA,Shaw AB

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:whether socioeconomic position over the life course influences the wellbeing of older people similarly in different societies is not known. OBJECTIVE:to investigate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction among individuals in early old age and the influence of the welfare state regi...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Niedzwiedz CL,Katikireddi SV,Pell JP,Mitchell R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess whether incident mobility disability and neighbourhood deprivation in older people are associated independent of the effects of individual socio-economic status, health behaviours and health status. METHODS:prospective cohort study with a 2-year follow-up. SETTING:the English Longitudinal Study of...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lang IA,Llewellyn DJ,Langa KM,Wallace RB,Melzer D

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess the validity of the Direct Assessment of Functional Status (DAFS) performance-based functional scale for the staging of dementia severity by comparing it with established clinical, functional and cognitive scales. PATIENTS AND METHODS:93 consecutive Alzheimer's disease patients underwent DAFS. Soci...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Zanetti O,Frisoni GB,Rozzini L,Bianchetti A,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine patients with probable Alzheimer's disease were enrolled into a double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study to assess the therapeutic effect and safety of THA (tetrahydroaminoacridine; tacrine) without concomitant lecithin administration. Forty-one patients completed the trial which consisted of two...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Wilcock GK,Surmon DJ,Scott M,Boyle M,Mulligan K,Neubauer KA,O'Neill D,Royston VH

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to assess the effects of a physiotherapist-led stroke training programme for nurses working in a rehabilitation ward on clinical practice and patient outcome. METHOD:before and after group comparison with outcome assessment by observational and quantitative methods. Non-participant observation before and after the...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Forster A,Dowswell G,Young J,Sheard J,Wright P,Bagley P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine whether the Short-form 36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) is suitable for use in an elderly population. The SF-36 was administered by interview to a random sample of 827 adults from West Glamorgan. Among the 216 adults aged 65 and over the data were 98.8% complete. Evid...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Lyons RA,Perry HM,Littlepage BN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a risk factor for both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, with an increasing incidence with advancing patient age. Exercise interventions have the potential to reduce blood pressure in older adults, however, rates of exercise uptake and adherence are low, with 'lack of time' a common...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Herrod PJJ,Lund JN,Phillips BE

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured the rate of induction of the microsomal monooxygenase enzyme aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase (AHH) in isolated peripheral blood monocytes from young and elderly donors. There was no effect of age on rate of induction. The mechanisms underlying impaired induction of drug metabolism in elderly people remai...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： George G,Wynne H,Woodhouse K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disproportionately high suicide rate among the elderly is examined in this review. As opposed to younger age groups, a close association exists between suicide and parasuicide in old age. Factors associated with these events include a high incidence of depression, serious physical illness, as well as social factor...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Shulman K

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explicit criteria, such as the STOPP/START criteria, are increasingly used both in clinical practice and in research to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people. In an article on the STOPP/START criteria version 2, O'Mahony et al have pointed out the advantages of developing computerised criteria...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Anrys P,Boland B,Degryse JM,De Lepeleire J,Petrovic M,Marien S,Dalleur O,Strauven G,Foulon V,Spinewine A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown a defect in the cholinergic system of the cerebral cortex of patients suffering from nonvascular senile dementia. This observation suggests the possibility of instituting some kind of replacement therapy and trial have been carried out. At this juncture it seem pertinent to ask what lessons c...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Kendall MJ

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elastic and mechanical behaviour of isolated papillar muscle was studied in aged and in young rats. The spontaneous fall in tension (stress relaxation phenomenon) and the duration of the active state of the contractile element during the isometric and isotonic contraction were greater in aged than in young rats. T...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Minelli R,Reggiani C,De Nicola P

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:a trend towards decline in disability has been reported in older adults, but less is known about corresponding temporal trends in measured physical functions. Objective:to verify these trends during 2001-16 in an older Swedish population. Methods:functional status was assessed at three occasions: 2001-04 (...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Santoni G,Angleman SB,Ek S,Heiland EG,Lagergren M,Fratiglioni L,Welmer AK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and seventy residents of 11 Leicester City Council homes for the elderly, with a total of 515 beds, were studied during a 30-week period from September 1988 to March 1989 to determine the use of influenza vaccine, the levels of influenza antibody, the incidence of influenza, and the protection afforded by ...

journal_title：Age and ageing

authors： Nicholson KG,Baker DJ,Chakraverty P,Farquhar A,Hurd D,Kent J,Litton PA,Smith SH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00