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Abstract Background The optimal body mass index (BMI) among older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in geriatric assessment tests has not been studied. This study investigates the relationship between BMI and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) parameters among older adults with CKD.
Yelda Deligöz Bildaci +5 more
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Abstract Wasting syndrome (WS), also known as unintentional weight loss, is defined as a 5% reduction in body weight over a period of 6–12 months. The mortality associated with WS in older adults has not been adequately explored. The objective of this study was to investigate this relationship in hospitalized older individuals over an 18‐month period ...
Roana Carolina Bezerra dos Santos +7 more
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Is the incidence of dementia declining? [PDF]
Action on preventative health could lower the risk of dementia for future generations, argues this report. Executive summary The world-wide projections of the prevalence of dementia in the coming decades have been a source of great concern to health ...
Perminder S. Sachdev
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Pilot study on the use of a multimorbidity index in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition
Abstract Background Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients often have multiple comorbidities. A validated multimorbidity index (MMI) could help determine resource needs and risks with HPN. We evaluated MMI scoring to determine if it predicted HPN resource use and outcomes.
Michael M. Rothkopf +7 more
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ABSTRACT Objective The real‐world evidence on the association between glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs) and cancer risk remains limited and mixed. Methods In 2013–2020 national Medicare claims data, we included cancer‐naïve patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We identified those who initiated GLP‐1 RA, sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2
Ying Lu +13 more
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ABSTRACT Objective This post hoc analysis assessed psychiatric changes with tirzepatide in adults with obesity, without known major psychopathology, from SURMOUNT‐1, SURMOUNT‐2, and SURMOUNT‐3. Methods In participants (N = 4056) treated with tirzepatide (5/10/15 mg or maximum tolerated dose 10/15 mg) versus placebo, depressive symptoms and suicidal ...
Thomas A. Wadden +6 more
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Facial Nerve Palsy in Malignant Otitis Externa Hospitalizations: Outcomes and Risk Factors
Abstract Objective To provide a description of the occurrence of facial nerve palsy in hospitalizations for malignant otitis externa and to compare the demographic characteristics, hospital traits, comorbidities, and outcomes between patients with and without palsy. Study Design Retrospective cross‐sectional database study.
Emma R. Thompson +5 more
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ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), characterized by insulin resistance, is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cerebrovascular dysfunction is manifested in both T2DM and AD, and is often considered as a pathological link between the two diseases.
Zengtao Wang +6 more
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ABSTRACT To explore associations of vestibular disorders with all‐cause and cause‐specific dementia and underlying biological mechanisms/neuroimaging changes. A population‐based cohort study of 406,348 UK Biobank participants was conducted. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) balanced baseline covariates, and Cox proportional hazards ...
Xiaofei Li +15 more
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Hearing loss in the young-old is associated with increased risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. [PDF]
Francis L +11 more
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