Background: Aspirin is the most widely used drug in medicine for cardiovascular and as recently for its role in cancer prevention. Although the risk of bleeding events increased following regular use of aspirin, little is known about the association of aspirin and hematuria. The present study aimed to evaluate the association of regular aspirin use and microscopic hematuria in elderly. Metho...

Population trends in developing countries raise concern about support for the elderly. The proportion of elderly living with extended kin is an indicator of support. This paper considers the analytic utility of a demographic decomposition of living arrangements of elderly Mexicans into population components which include weights for age and marital composition and corresponding rates or propens...

BACKGROUND Reduced handgrip strength is an aging process that significantly influences the living activities of elderly. It is linked to premature mortality, disability and other health complications among elderly. Therefore, we aim to determine the associated predictors with handgrip strength among the free living elderly in Malaysia. METHODS This was a cross sectional study conducted in a r...

We studied verapamil pharmacodynamics and disposition in seven young, ten elderly, and seven very elderly hypertensive males. Maximal decrease in mean (+/- SD) blood pressure tended to be greater in the elderly (-13.5 +/- 5.9 mm Hg) and the very elderly patients (-15.9 +/- 9.6 mm Hg) compared with that in young patients (-7.3 +/- 4.2 mm Hg). Disparate effects on heart rate responses were noted ...

Abstract Background Wall stiffness of the abdominal aorta is an important factor in cardiovascular risk assessment. We investigated aortic wall divided direct and cross-coupled components with respect to sex age. Methods Thirty healthy adult males ( n = 15) females were recruited into three age groups: young, middle aged elderly. Pulsatile diameter changes determined noninvasively by echo-track...

background: the objective of this study was to determine the heart rate and oxygen consumption of the elderly whilst frying. methodology: in 2010, a total of 31 subjects (11 males and 20 females) from sg. merab, selangor were participated in this study. they were aged between 60 to 83 years with a mean age of 67.06 years. they were asked to perform five minutes frying task and data were measure...

OBJECTIVE Recent studies have shown that sex and age are associated with outcomes in patients with cardiomyopathy. The purpose of this study was to determine the all-cause mortality of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) by age and sex. METHODS AND RESULTS The patients were divided into non-elderly (age <60 years, n=811) and elderly (age ≥60 years, n=331) groups. No difference in the all-cause morta...

The literature shows that there are important differences between women and men in the underlying mechanisms of transmission of HIV infection and AIDS, as well as in the social and economic consequences of HIV/AIDS. These stem from sexual behaviour and socially constructed 'gender' differences between women and men in roles and responsibilities. Despite the fact that numerous gender-related soc...

This study aimed to investigate the effects of a long-term resistance exercise intervention on executive functions in healthy elderly males, and to further understand the potential neurophysiological mechanisms mediating the changes. The study assessed forty-eight healthy elderly males randomly assigned to exercise (n = 24) or control (n = 24) groups. The assessment included neuropsychological ...

Regular exercise plays an important preventive and therapeutic role in heart and vascular diseases, and beneficially affects brain function. In blood, the effects of exercise appear to be very complex and could include protection of vascular endothelial cells via neurotrophic factors and decreased oxidative stress. The purpose of this study was to identify the age-related changes in peripheral ...