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Hospitalization in High Fracture Risk Older Adults with Osteoporosis Using the Safe Functional Motion Test: A Longitudinal Analysis

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2021
The Safe Functional Motion Test (SFM-5) is a five item performance based clinical assessment tool quantifying habitual daily movement that may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Fractures are a major cause of hospitalization and contributor
Daniel J. Van Dussen PhD, Chris P. Recknor MD, Julie C. Recknor PhD   +2 more
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Sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in community dwelling elderly in East China using the AWGS criteria

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) have a greater impact on the elderly. This study aimed to explore whether there were sex differences in the prevalence and adverse outcomes of sarcopenia and SO in community-dwelling elderly individuals ...
Yanping Du, Xiaodong Wang, Hua Xie, Songbai Zheng, Xiaoqing Wu, Xiaoying Zhu, Xuemei Zhang, Sihong Xue, Huilin Li, Wei Hong, Wenjing Tang, Minmin Chen, Qun Cheng, Jianqin Sun   +13 more
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Correlation of osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis with bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59 years

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background It is reported that osteoporosis commonly occurs among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas the association between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (OA) remains controversial.
Zhongxin Zhu, Gangfeng Hu, Fang Jin, Xiaocong Yao   +3 more
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Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms Modify Cardiometabolic Response to Vitamin D Supplementation in T2DM Patients

Scientific Reports, 2017
There is conflicting evidence on the favorable effects of vitamin D supplementation on metabolic profile in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and this might be due to genetic variations in vitamin D receptors (VDRs). Thus, we studied the metabolic
Nasser M. Al-Daghri, Abdul Khader Mohammed, Omar S. Al-Attas, Mohammed Ghouse Ahmed Ansari, Kaiser Wani, Syed D. Hussain, Shaun Sabico, Gyanendra Tripathi, Majed S. Alokail   +8 more
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New considerations on the management of osteoporosis in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE): summary of the "3rd Summit on Osteoporosis-CEE", November 2009, Budapest, Hungary.

, 2011
In November 2009, the "3rd Summit on Osteoporosis-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)" was held in Budapest, Hungary. The conference aimed to tackle issues regarding osteoporosis management in CEE identified during the second CEE summit in 2008 and to agree
Holzer, G., Hans, D., Resch, H., Lakatos, P., Dimai, H.P., Balogh, A., Lorenc, R.S., Czerwinski, E., Palicka, V., Obermayer-Pietsch, B., Stepan, J., Takács, I.   +11 more
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Differential expression of the inflammatory ciita gene may be accompanied by altered bone properties in intact sex steroid-deficient female rats

BMC Research Notes, 2023
Objective The class II transactivator (CIITA), encoded by the CIITA gene, controls expression of immune response regulators, which affect bone homeostasis. Previously, we investigated a functional CIITA polymorphism in elderly women.
Vivi FH Jensen, Maria Swanberg, Maria Herlin, Fiona E McGuigan, Niklas R Jørgensen, Kristina E Akesson   +5 more
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Human Bone Typing Using Quantitative Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

International Dental Journal, 2023
Introduction: Bone typing is crucial to enable the choice of a suitable implant, the surgical technique, and the evaluation of the clinical outcome. Currently, bone typing is assessed subjectively by the surgeon.
Hairong Huang, Dong Chen, Kurt Lippuner, Ernst B. Hunziker   +3 more
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Semi-Recumbent Vibration Exercise in Older Adults: A Pilot Study of Methodology, Feasibility, and Safety

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019
Objectives: Older adults with impaired physical function are at risk for further functional decline in part due to limited ability to engage in regular exercise.
Murad H. Taani PhD, MPH, RN, Ellen Siglinsky BS, Jessie Libber BS, Diane Krueger BS, Neil Binkley MD, Christine R. Kovach PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, Bjoern Buehring MD   +6 more
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Estimating the prevalence of osteoporosis in Australia [PDF]

, 2014
This report presents information about the prevalence and impact of osteoporosis in Australians aged 50 and over. Summary Osteoporosis, a common condition among older people, causes bones to become weak.

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Chronobiology of Cancer: How Aging Fuels Oncogenesis at the Molecular Level

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract illustrates the key biological pathways linking aging with cancer development and progression. In the upper left, cumulative exposure to ultraviolet radiation, toxins, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) causes DNA damage and genomic instability, whereas age‐related decline in repair mechanisms, such as ATM/ATR, BER, and NER ...
Anu Singh, Aroonima Misra, Sufian Zaheer
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