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... patients; however, the influence that pre-diabetes (pre-DM) and diabetes (DM) have on modifying this risk is unclear. We ... as associated quality of life, physical functioning and healthcare costs. Methods: We studied 3,667 adults (mean age ... was used to examine the risk of future coronary heartdisease (CHD) and CVD events (CHD, heart failure, ...- 2014-11-12 22:02 - 9 comments
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... adaptations – acclimatization (involving whole organism and physiologic systems adaptations) and thermotolerance ... of the literature on the influence of ambient heat on health ( Margolis 2013 ), a key point to emerge is that in ... activity for prevention/management of other chronic diseases and for healthy aging. In contrast to physical ...- 2014-09-15 17:03 - 1 comment
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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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Importance: Chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD), which includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma, is the third leading cause-of-death in the US. ... is the third leading cause of death and a major source of health care costs in the United States (US) ( 1 ). ...- 2014-12-24 06:58 - 9 comments
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... The proportion and number of older adults in the United States and much of ... and behavioral factors associated with maintenance of health and overall well-being among older adults of critical ... four United States communities in 1988-89. Plasma phospholipids were measured in 3,941 CHS participants in 1992-1993. ...- 2014-07-22 13:06 - 6 comments
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Importance: Disease burden does not account fully for functional status, ... adaptation. Adaptive factors may be translatable to promote healthy aging. Objective: To ascertain if adapters ... 3 groups by extent of disease, assessed non-invasively, and vigor/frailty: expected agers (N=1458, extent of disease ...- 2014-05-07 08:54
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... discussion of HRFAs in the epidemiological literature, and present a variant of the random forest algorithm that ... data from the baseline examination of the Cardiovascular Health Study (1989-1993), the Health, Aging, and Body ... HRFAs have the potential to improve our understanding of disease mechanisms in diverse populations, and guide the ...- 2014-06-12 15:11 - 4 comments
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... the degree to which older adult spouses’ frailty status and depressive symptoms are interrelated and (b) whether ... and wave 7 (1996–1997) of the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a multi-site, longitudinal, ... observational study of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in adults 65 years or older. PARTICIPANTS: Each ...- 2014-05-21 12:13 - 3 comments
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Healthy and long lived individuals might have a slower rate of ... examined the rates of stability in multisystem health and the correspondence between health in systems in ... [Rationale and background]: Age-related chronic diseases have a heterogeneous pattern in populations 1 and ...- 2014-10-08 07:37 - 2 comments
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... 6% among American Indians, higher than for all other racial and ethnic groups, including Blacks (4%) and Whites (2%). ... Risk in Communities Study (ARIC) and the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS). 9-11 The ARIC and CHS enrolled Black ... 2-hour glucose challenge, prevalent diabetes, blood lipids, albuminuria, body mass index, and waist:hip ratio), ...- 2014-09-24 13:13 - 3 comments