Body position and cardio-respiratory variables in older people

Longitudinal respiratory studies in older people.

Respiratory symptoms in older people and their association with mortality.

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of reported respiratory symptoms in a population aged over 75 years and their association with mortality. METHODS A total of 14 458 people aged 75 years and over participating in a trial of health screening of older people in general practice answered questions on three respiratory symptoms: cough, sputum production, and wheeze. The a...

Association of adult socioeconomic position with hypertension in older people.

OBJECTIVE To determine the role of obesity, adult behavioural risk factors, and markers of specific childhood exposures in the association between adult socioeconomic position and hypertension in a cohort of people aged 60 years and older. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Spain. PARTICIPANTS 4009 subjects representative of the Spanish non-institutionalised population aged 60 years an...

Frailty, body mass index, and abdominal obesity in older people.

BACKGROUND Frailty has been conceptualized as a wasting disorder with weight loss as a key component. However, obesity is associated with disability and with physiological markers also recently linked with frailty, for example, increased inflammation and low antioxidant capacity. We aimed to explore the relationship between frailty and body mass index (BMI) in older people. METHODS Data were ...

Body weight, anorexia, and undernutrition in older people.

Ideal body weight for maximum life expectancy increases with advancing age. Older people, however, tend to weigh less than younger adults, and old age is also associated with a tendency to lose weight. Weight loss in older people is associated with adverse outcomes, particularly if unintentional, and initial body weight is low. When older people lose weight, more of the tissue lost is lean tiss...