BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Studies on the epidemiology of stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are very limited in Asian elderly populations. We investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and neuropsychiatric comorbidities of stroke and TIA in community-dwelling Korean elders. METHODS Standardized face-to-face interviews, neurological examinations, and physical examinations were conducted in...

This paper analyses the determinants of newly built dwelling prices in Serbia in a panel of 24 cities over the period 2011-2014. Results suggest that dwelling prices primarily tend to rise with population growth and real total net wages as a proxy of household incomes, while declines in effective interest rate on housing loans are associated with higher dwelling prices. Additional explanatory v...

BACKGROUND Fast food restaurants reportedly target specific populations by locating in lower-income and in minority neighborhoods. Physical proximity to fast food restaurants has been associated with higher obesity rates. OBJECTIVE To examine possible associations, at the census tract level, between area demographics, arterial road density, and fast food restaurant density in King County, WA,...

To understand cardiovascular health in low socioeconomic populations, we analyzed the data from 426 low socioeconomic community-dwelling males and females and 287 homeless males in Philadelphia. Despite higher prevalence of smoking and hypertension, the proportion of homeless participants at increased risk for coronary heart disease was comparable with that of low socioeconomic community-dwelli...

Objectives: Clinicians require an appropriate and accurate assessment tool, which can predict the risk of falling in older adults. This study aimed to investigate construct validity, factor analysis, internal consistency, test-retest and inter-rater reliability, floor and ceiling effect of Persian version of Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA) in community-dwelling elderly. Methods...