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Geriatrics & Gerontology
T. Doi, K. Tsutsumimoto, H. Ishii, S. Nakakubo, S. Kurita, H. Shimada
Summary: Sarcopenia is significantly associated with an increased likelihood of driving cessation in community-dwelling older adults. Assessment of physical function related to sarcopenia is important for determining safe driving ability among older adults.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Haiyang Xie, Shenghua Lu
Summary: This study investigated the association between physical performance and subjective wellbeing among Chinese older adults. The findings suggest that higher relative handgrip strength is associated with better mood, while slower gait speed is associated with poorer quality of life, happiness, and mood.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Haibin Li, Jiajia Zhang, Xinye Zou, Xiuqin Jia, Deqiang Zheng, Xiuhua Guo, Wuxiang Xie, Qi Yang
Summary: This study examined the longitudinal bidirectional association between gait speed and cognitive function in older Chinese adults. It found that baseline cognitive function had a stronger association with subsequent gait speed than the reverse. This interlinkage is noteworthy and suggests that maintaining normal cognitive function may be an important intervention strategy for mitigating age-related gait speed reduction.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Lijuan Xi, Fang Fang, Jiajie Zhou, Peirong Xu, Yan Zhang, Pingting Zhu, Jiayuan Tu, Qiannan Sun
Summary: This study found an inverse association between HRR and depression in older adults, suggesting that HRR could be an independent risk factor for depression. HRR has the potential to facilitate early detection and prevention of clinical deterioration or relapses in depression, and could serve as a viable treatment target.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2024)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Atalie C. Thompson, Haiying Chen, Michael E. Miller, Christopher C. Webb, Jeff D. Williamson, Anthony P. Marsh, Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Laura D. Baker, Paul J. Laurienti, Stephen B. Kritchevsky
Summary: This study found that contrast sensitivity is associated with lower extremity physical function in cognitively intact older adults. Lower contrast sensitivity is significantly related to worse performance on physical performance tests, such as gait speed, narrow walking speed, and balance. The relationship between contrast sensitivity and postural sway is influenced by the surface condition, and the effect of contrast sensitivity on gait velocity is greater during fast pace compared to usual pace.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Fulu Jin, Xiansong Chang, Xiaozhong Wang, Hui Xiong, Li Wang, Bo Zhang, Peiyu Wang, Liangping Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the correlation between red blood cell indices and coronary artery calcification (CAC). The results showed that a lower red blood cell count and higher red blood cell distribution width (RDW) were associated with the presence and severity of CAC. These red blood cell indices have the potential to be predictors of CAC.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hannah Park, Courtney Aul, Joseph DeGutis, On-Yee Lo, Victoria N. Poole, Regina McGlinchey, Jonathan F. Bean, Elizabeth Leritz, Michael Esterman
Summary: Research indicates that sustained attention may have unique sensitivity and mechanistic links to mobility limitations in older adults.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Antonella Pansini, Angela Lombardi, Maria Morgante, Salvatore Frullone, Anna Marro, Mario Rizzo, Giuseppe Martinelli, Eugenio Boccalone, Antonio De Luca, Gaetano Santulli, Pasquale Mone
Summary: Hyperglycemia has a significant impact on physical impairment in frail hypertensive older adults, regardless of diabetes mellitus.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dae Jong Oh, Jun Sung Kim, Subin Lee, Hee Won Yang, Jong Bin Bae, Ji Won Han, Ki Woong Kim
Summary: This study examines the association between serum free hemoglobin (sfHb) level and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) volume, considering nonlinearity, sex dimorphism, and WMH type. The findings indicate a linear association between sfHb level and periventricular WMH in men, a U-shaped association in women, and no association with deep WMH in both sexes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chengwu Feng, Yaying Cao, Yang Su, Hui Cai, Xiao-Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, Danxia Yu, Geng Zong
Summary: The study found that habitual tea drinking is associated with a slightly higher risk of hypertension and a minor increase in blood pressure among middle-aged and older Chinese adults. The research included over 59,000 participants from two large cohorts in Shanghai, and indicates a need for confirmation through long-term intervention studies.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jeehae Chung, Seonjeong Byun
Summary: Motoric cognitive risk (MCR) is a predementia syndrome that may be a practical screening tool for estimating dementia among individuals in their mid-60s, and the modified MCR, which incorporates timed-up-and-go and one-leg-standing tests, improves the estimation validity for incident dementia over cognitive or motoric components alone.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yingzhe Wang, Yanfeng Jiang, Heyang Lu, Weizhong Tian, Peixi Li, Kelin Xu, Min Fan, Xiaolan Zhao, Qiang Dong, Li Jin, Jinhua Chen, Mei Cui, Xingdong Chen
Summary: This study found that poorer pace in gait domains is associated with thinner cortical thickness in multiple brain regions related to motor, sensory, cognitive function, and visuospatial attention. The results highlight the importance of cortical thickness in gait control.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Arthur H. Dewolf, Guillaume M. Meurisse, Yury Ivanenko, Francesco Lacquaniti, Guillaume J. Bastien, Benedicte Schepens
Summary: Two different modes of step-to-step transition have been observed in older adults, with the impact on gait kinetics and kinematics not yet investigated. It was found that age and transition mode have differences in intersegmental coordination and COM trajectory during walking. The timing of COM redirection is linked to kinematic and mechanic changes in gait and may be used as a quantitative assessment of age-related decline.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Noah J. Rosenblatt, Michael L. Madigan
Summary: This study found that waist-to-hip ratio and fat mass index may be more closely related to trip-induced fall risk among community-dwelling older adults, rather than BMI. Participants with high waist-to-hip ratios and high fat mass indices were more likely to experience difficulties in recovery.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sadayuki Ito, Hiroaki Nakashima, Naoki Segi, Jun Ouchida, Shinya Ishizuka, Yasuhiko Takegami, Tadao Yoshida, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Shiro Imagama
Summary: This study examined the relationship between hearing and motor function in the aging process, and found that the relationship between hearing loss and locomotive syndrome is unclear. The results showed that among men, those with low hearing had a higher prevalence of locomotive syndrome and slower walking speed compared to those with normal hearing. Among women, only age and gait speed were associated with low hearing. In conclusion, hearing loss is associated with walking speed, and the association with locomotive syndrome is observed only in men.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
