BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine whether cytomegalovirus (CMV), herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1), and C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with functional impairment in older Latinos. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study was conducted with a community-dwelling elderly population. The sample was a subset (N = 1559/1789) of participants in the Sacramen...

The purpose was to examine sport participation (excluding physical education classes) of school-aged Chinese children with disabilities attending special schools in Hong Kong. A sample of 237 children, ages 9 to 19, attending 10 special schools in Hong Kong, responded to a sport participation questionnaire in individual interviews. Data were analyzed by gender, two school levels, and five disab...

OBJECTIVE To investigate prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with individual and household-level characteristics among adults and elderly in Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study with Brazilian National Household Sample Survey 2008 (n=257 816). Crude and multilevel-adjusted Poisson regression models were fitted. RESULTS After adjusted analysis, poor self-r...

Many cancer survivors report cognitive impairment before, during and after medical treatment. It is well known that many factors other than chemotherapy take part in the development of these cancerrelated cognitive impairments (CRCI), such as cancer-related fatigue, psychological as well as molecular factors. The purpose of this review is to describe the impact of physical inactivity in the gen...