We aim to determine the extent to which variables commonly used to describe health, well-being, and disability in old-age vary primarily as a function of years lived (age), years left, or as a function of both. We analyze data from the US Health and Retirement Study to estimate chronological age and time-to-death patterns in 60 such variables. We describe results for individuals with 15 or fewe...

We examine the effects of population aging due to declining fertility and rising elderly life expectancy on consumption possibilities in the presence of intergenerational transfers. Our analysis is based on a highly tractable continuous-time overlapping generations model in which the population is divided into three groups (youth dependents, workers, and elderly dependents) and lifecourse trans...

The enzyme excretion of dipeptidylpeptidase IV (EC 3.4.14.5), gamma-glutamyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.2), and alanine aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11) was pursued in three different age groups of female volunteers over a period of 70 days. The first group (1-3 years: n = 6) consisted of girls living in a children's home, the second (26-50 years, n = 7) of medical staff and the third (65-87 years, n = 7) ...

BACKGROUND Use of age-adjusted reference values is crucial for correct diagnosis and management of thrombotic and hemorrhagic disease in children. They vary with utilized reagents and analyzers. OBJECTIVES We established reference values with the Sysmex CA-1500 System and in parallel with the Behring BCS System using reagents from Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products GmbH. METHODS After ...

OBJECTIVES To determine if chronic oxygen dependency (discharge home on supplemental oxygen) in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD; defined as requirement for supplemental O2 at 36 weeks postmenstrual age) predicts neurodevelopmental disability rates and growth outcomes at 36 months corrected age (CA). STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Southern Alberta regional cent...