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... relationships become increasingly influential for their health. Thus, when examining older adults’ health behaviors and psychological well-being it is important to take into ...- 2014-01-30 09:08 - 2 comments
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... (uUMOD) is the most commonly secreted tubular protein in healthy adults. Genetic studies demonstrate that ... in the UMOD gene are associated with risk of chronic kidney disease. The relationship between concentration of uUMOD with decline in kidney function and cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, has not been well ...- 2014-01-27 07:52 - 6 comments
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... Whether increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and presence of carotid plaque improve risk prediction of ... year. Third, other risk factors such as peripheral arterial disease were not included.13 In response to these ... Stroke and AF are two important public health problems in the United States. The prediction of ...- 2014-01-01 13:51 - 4 comments
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... limited to 3 pages). 1. Introduction [Rationale and background]:Despite its insulin-sensitizing and ... to have adverse associations with new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in older adults. 3 , 4 Recent ... fibrillation, aspirin use, warfarin use, self-reported health status, diabetes, insulin therapy, oral hypoglycemic ...- 2014-01-10 15:59
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... of a strong support network, including family, friends and/or neighbors (Cantor, 1979). Another model to appear was ... including the Alameda County Study, Tecumseh Community Health Study, Evans County Study, and the Established ... history and comorbidities (hypertension, diabetes, renal disease, cancer), health behaviors (body mass index, smoking ...- 2014-01-02 14:32 - 2 comments
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social networks Brain MRI abnormalities ROI brain health 1. Introduction [Rationale and background]: Several observational studies have found ... a longitudinal population-based study of coronary heart disease and stroke risk in community-dwelling adults 65 ...- 2014-01-29 17:17 - 5 comments
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Background: Slowed gait is an important health indicator in older adults but a single identifiable ... index (measuring vasculature, brain, kidneys, lungs, and glucose metabolism; range 0-10 with 0-2 points/system ... can be adversely affected by a number of clinically overt diseases, declines in function retain an independent ...- 2014-01-16 07:58
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... (uUMOD) is the most commonly secreted tubular protein in healthy adults. Genetic studies demonstrate that ... in the UMOD gene are associated with risk of chronic kidney disease. The relationship between concentration of uUMOD with decline in kidney function and cardiovascular disease (CVD), however, has not been well ...- 2014-01-27 07:37
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Background Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have ... targets for therapy. Funding The National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ... RC2-HL-102923 (LungGO), and RC2-HL-102924 (Women's Health Initiative Sequencing Project, WHISP). Exome ...- 2014-01-06 11:00
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... associated with robust “normal” functional, structural, and molecular changes that underlie declines in cognition, ... neurological (i.e. neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative) diseases (3). Importantly, we show that molecular aging of ... mobility (gait speed). Using data from the Dynamics of Healthy Aging and Body Composition Study (HealthABC), we ...- 2014-01-29 14:41 - 7 comments