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CLU genetic variants and cognitive decline among elderly and oldest old.
... the oldest old, we also separated the 92–93 year old participants into two groups according to their longevity and performed random effects models separately on each ...
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Functional, Sensorial, Mobility and Communication Difficulties in the Portuguese Oldest Old (80+)
... the oldest old are women ...the oldest old presented major ...Portuguese oldest old showed significant difficulties in activities of daily living, nevertheless cognitive and ...
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Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old
... The group of the oldest-old (patients aged >80 years) is both the fastest growing and also the most heterogeneous age group [3]. Some are healthy with very few chronic conditions, whereas others are ...
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Variation in GP decisions on antihypertensive treatment in oldest-old and frail individuals across 29 countries
... In the present study, this wide spectrum of recommen- dations and lack of clear evidence may partly explain the variation found between the participating countries. Dif- ferences in national guidelines/campaigns may have ...
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Rev. esc. enferm. USP vol.45 número1
... the oldest-old, these results raise the ques- tion whether the same would occur in a comparison between the oldest-old individuals and youngest-old ...in oldest-old indi- ...
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Arq. NeuroPsiquiatr. vol.73 número10 X anp X20150129
... Social aspects increase the complexity of these ques- tions. Life expectancy puts more pressure on the burden of IS treatment, because it enlarges the angle at the top of our demographic pyramid, and increases the ...
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Fisioter. mov. vol.30 número1
... Nutritional status may also be used to indicate mo- bility, since a low weight and obesity can be associated with decreased mobility. One study established that elderly patients who lost % of their weight over a year ...
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Arq. NeuroPsiquiatr. vol.75 número3
... Finally, we suggest that the genetic variant XbaI A > G may exert a positive impact on cognitive performance in cognitively healthy aging. Methodological limitations need to be considered, such as the absence of ...
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Braz. J. Phys. Ther. vol.14 número4
... the oldest old forecasted in the coming decades in Brazil and the relevance of this topic, it is important to emphasize the preventable nature of some of the factors associated with the FS level in the ...
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Trends Psychiatry Psychother. vol.39 número4
... Even though the studied sample was representative of the oldest-old city population, one of the limitations of our work resides on the relatively low response rate to participate in the study. Conversely, ...
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Rev. Saúde Pública vol.44 número6
... RESULTS: There was an increase in proportion of deaths due to respiratory diseases and a decrease in proportion of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases. As for gender, cardiovascular rates were 15% lower in women than ...
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Upgrading safety systems of industrial irradiation facilities
... for oldest facilities, it has been observed that sensors and valves are the main devices that are often shared, although no safety analysis has been performed regarding this ...
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Projection of young-old and old-old with functional disability: does accounting for the changing educational composition of the elderly population make a difference?
... Aging alone could lead to undesirable consequences from a policymaker’s perspective such as rising dependency, greater health care utilization [26] and escalating health care costs [27– 29]. Additionally, numerous ...
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Cad. Saúde Pública vol.28 número11
... years- old in 1989, irrespective of gender, educational level and place of residence, increased the quan- tity smoked by 2008, suggesting that they may have become more addicted and, consequently, may have greater ...
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José Maria D Gaia1 ; Milton Guilherme da C Mota
... The other variables presented average values, whose contrasts were not significant. Thus, they formed a single group of means, which ranged from 6.7 to 8.5 (plant height, PH), 12.7 to 17.0 (total number of orthotropic ...
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Public perception of alcohol dependence
... years old, 30-49 years old, 50- 65 years old), religion (no religion, Catholic, Protestant), schooling (0-7 years of formal education completed, 8 or more years completed); social class (classes ...
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New technologies, old problems: the reproduction of old communication practices in digital media :: Brapci ::
... Essa forma de comunicação que usa o difusionismo como modelo entra em conflito com discursos atuais no campo, como a democratização da comunicação e o acesso à in[r] ...
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Variation in male reproductive longevity across traditional societies.
... Finally, our results are relevant for evolutionary accounts of human life history. Alberts et al. [2] have shown that long post- reproductive lifespans are a unique human feature. However, their evidence is exclusively ...
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GAIT ANALYSIS OF YOUNG AND OLD
... KEYWORDS: Gait cycle: stance phase: Swing phase: single limb support time: stride length: width of walking base. INTRODUCTION: In the elderly persons, fracture is common du[r] ...
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Lectures in medical education today. To be or not to be… Retrospective view
... Dyagovets K.I., Tverdokhlib I.V. Lectures in medical education today. To be or not to be… Retrospective view. ABSTRACT. Background. We live in an era of powerful technical progress. Modern education system has not always ...
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