Sentences with phrase «general elderly population»

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The elderly, 12 per cent of the population, make up little more than 3 per cent of those appearing in either religious or general programs.

These public forums provide an opportunity to increase citizen awareness and participation in the Consortium's federal Community Development program by allowing the general public, as well as agency advocates for low and moderate income individuals, the elderly and handicapped to offer suggestions and information on the needs of these populations to County and municipal officials.

Insomnia is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders, with an estimated incident of 10 - 15 % in general population and 30 - 60 % in elderly population.

However, the authors stress that «further clinical investigations will be essential to establish the optimal dose, duration and safety, and whether vitamin D2 or D3 have different effects on mortality risk, since the available trials are based on elderly populations in general (an age group with high competing risk of death often due to multiple co-existing disease conditions) and they do not typically include cause - specific deaths as the primary outcomes.»

«The elderly living in long - term care facilities have higher influenza exposure risks, lower immune defenses and a much greater likelihood of flu - related death than the general population,» said lead author David A. Nace, M.D., M.P.H., director of long - term care and flu programs in Pitt's Division of Geriatric Medicine and chief medical officer for UPMC Senior Communities.

«We may not have the information to know whether it's really safe for the general population,» including children, the elderly, the sick or pregnant women, says chemist Richard Sachleben, who works in pharmaceutical research and development.

On the basis of the current studies as well as previous reports on the use of intradermal immunization against influenza, hepatitis B, rabies, and other infectious diseases, 2,3,8 it is becoming clear that use of the intradermal route may at least partially overcome the relatively poor influenza - specific immune responses seen in certain at - risk populations, particularly the elderly, in whom the immune response in general is known to diminish with age.9 Moreover, in times of shortage, the dose - sparing intradermal approach might be particularly well suited to the young, healthy persons included in the CDC's high - priority group for vaccination, such as health care workers, as well as to younger, otherwise healthy populations in general.

Among the 50 trials, 30 were primary prevention trials (general populations, smokers and workers exposed to asbestos, patients with oesophageal dysplasia, male physicians, patients with non-melanoma skin cancer, postmenopausal women, patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis, patients with end stage renal disease, ambulatory elderly women with vitamin D insufficiency, patients with chronic renal failure, older people with femoral neck fractures, patients with diabetes mellitus, elderly women with a low serum 25 - hydroxyvitamin D concentration, health professionals, people with a high fasting plasma total homocysteine concentration, or kidney transplant recipients), and 20 were secondary prevention trials (patients with cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina, transient ischaemic attack, stroke, angiographically proved coronary atherosclerosis, vascular disease, or aortic valve stenosis).

National survey data indicate that dietary magnesium intake is inadequate in the US general population, particularly among adolescent girls, women, and the elderly (2, 3).

Researchers estimate that 50 percent of the general population is at risk of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, and this percentage rises in higher - risk populations such as the elderly and those with darker skin

The reference bivariate tolerance ellipses (50 %, 75 %, and 95 % of the distribution of the values for the general Italian population) for elderly men were used for the qualitative and semiquantitative assessment of body composition and hydration in each individual.

In addition, the hip adductors are subject to age - related atrophy in the elderly (Johnson et al. 2004), which makes programs designed to rehabilitate this muscle group important for both athletic and general populations.

He has said the current OAS program is sustainable because the money used to fund benefits comes directly out of general revenues; as the elderly population and economy continue to grow, so too will revenues.

Host susceptibility to infection varies greatly among the general population, with increased susceptibility seen in humans who are unvaccinated, very young or elderly, immunosuppressed, or pregnant or who have injuries (e.g., scratches, bite wounds) that pose a break in the normal defense mechanisms.3

The elderly are even more prone to slip and falls than the general population; the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates that one in every three adults, age 65 and older fall each year.

Suicide rates were 3 · 3 times higher in males and 4 · 4 times higher in females when compared to the general population of elderly people.

Standardized incidence ratios were calculated for the elderly, general population and people with mental health service contacts.

We used EHCs as recruitment sites because they provide health - related information that can be used for eligibility screening purposes, and their clients are usually willing to participate in health - related studies endorsed by the Department of Health, HKSAR.37 Although EHCs» clients are representative of the general population of older adults in terms of age and SES, 37 they tend to be more health conscious.38 To examine the potential bias (better mental health) associated with recruiting participants from the EHCs, we recruited approximately 30 % of the sample (n = 258) from elderly community centres with no formal provision of medical and health services.

The relationship between depressive symptoms and step count has only been assessed in specific populations with small sample sizes, such as low - socioeconomic status Latino immigrants, 16 elderly Japanese people17 or patients with chronic conditions such as heart failure18 19 or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.20 21 Studies yield contradictory results, with some observing no association between depressive symptoms and daily step count, 19 21 while others report a negative correlation.16 — 18 20 In one cross-sectional sample of healthy older adults, an inverse association between depressive symptoms (using the Goldberg Depression Scale - 15) and accelerometer measured daily step count disappeared after controlling for general health and disability.22 While a systematic review suggests reduced levels of objectively measured PA in patients with depression, 23 it is not known whether this association is present in those at high risk of CVD and taken into account important confounding such as gender and age.