By examining first pregnancies in aged mice, the team showed that, for mice as for humans, the risk of
complications increases with age.
The risk of
complications increases with the age of the patient.
Not exact matches
The prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the United States is 9.3 percent and expected to
increase, along
with complications associated
with diabetes that include diabetic retinopathy, the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults
ages 20 to 74 in the United States.
Although surgery that is confined to removing just a small tumor (loco - regional treatment) is generally considered to be low risk, we have previously demonstrated that the proportion of patients who develop postoperative
complications strongly
increases with age and
increasing numbers of other diseases or conditions that they may have.
As in prior studies among older adults, we found that obesity was associated
with a decreased risk of dementia, consistent
with the hypothesis that, while obesity in mid-life may
increase risk for later - life cognitive decline and dementia, obesity at older
ages may be associated
with cognitive and other health advantages.25 - 27 The trend toward a declining risk for dementia in the face of a large
increase in the prevalence of diabetes suggests that improvements in treatments between 2000 and 2012 may have decreased dementia risk, along
with the documented declines in the incidence of common diabetes - related
complications, such as heart attack, stroke, and amputations.11 Our finding of a significant decline between 2000 and 2012 of the heart disease - related OR for dementia would also be consistent
with improved cardiovascular treatments leading to a decline in dementia risk.
Over the
age of 40, there is a rise in
complications during pregnancy, however,
with an
increase in high blood pressure, diabetes, and risk of preterm delivery and cesarean section.
While a renewed conversation about the best
age to spay or neuter certain large - breed dogs is emerging, current evidence does not support an
increased risk for cats of
complications or long - term adverse health effects
with pediatric (6 - 14 weeks) or juvenile (> 16 weeks) sterilization.
There are inherent risks and
complications with declawing that
increase with age such as acute pain, infection, nerve trauma, as well as long - term
complications like lameness, behavioral problems, and chronic neuropathic pain.
Adding to the
complication is the fact that the cost of a fresh insurance cover is directly proportional to a person's
age — higher the
age, higher the cost, because health risks
increase with progressing
age.