Stroke in Elderly Women To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent article by Mussolino and colleagues1 dealing with the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and stroke in a large national study. The results of their presented study demonstrated that no significant associations of BMD and stroke incidence or mortality were found not only for white men and women but also fo...

The Achilles tendon cross-sectional area (CSA), tensile force, and stress during an isometric contraction were examined in healthy young (n = 9, age = 29 +/- 1 years, mean +/- SEM) and elderly (n = 10, 79 +/- 2 years) women. CSA area was obtained with magnetic resonance imaging 3 cm proximal to the insertion, and tendon force was obtained from the isometric ankle moment. The moment of force abo...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects obesity on physical function and quality life in elderly women. Methods: sample consisted 90 women living Isparta provinence. subjects included were divided into 3 groups according their body mass index (Group I: normal, Group II: overweight, III: obese).The activity scale for elderly, short performance test battery, SF-12 questionna...

The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of hyperlipidemics elderly. A cross sectional study was undertaken in 4 big cities in Indonesia using multistage random sampling. The respondents were 656 hyperlipidemics and non hyperlipidemics elderly who were the subsample of 1261 sample of a larger population study. Data were collected through anthropometric measurements and b...

OBJECTIVE To verify prevalence of falls and fear of falling, and to compare functional fitness among elderly women fallers and non-fallers. METHODS Seventy-eight elderly women participated in this study. Cases of falls and the fear of falling were self-reported by the elderly women, while the functional fitness was measured by a set of functional tests. Mean and standard deviation were used t...

This qualitative study used a social phenomenology approach to elucidate the experiences, care needs and expectations of the elderly women. Nine elderly women were interviewed between February and May 2011 using a semi-structured questionnaire. The elderly women referred to their physical, mental, and social limitations. They valued ​​the preservation of their autonomy in daily activities and i...

Objectives: This study investigated the prevalence and determinants of the use of dietary supplements and non-prescription medicines by older adults in Taiwan. Methods: Data are from the 1999 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan. The survey involved a national random sample of 2360 men and 2080 women, 53 years or older. Results: Overall, 32.4% of elderly men and 42.7% of ...