Sentences with phrase «healthy elderly population»

In Tokyo, still one of the world's largest cities with nearly 39 million people, chains of senior living facilities cater to a huge but active and healthy elderly population.

Recent research (and generations of healthy elderly populations in Mediterranean countries) can verify this.

Not exact matches

The researchers noted that the cohort of 2,827 participants whose data were analyzed in this study were generally healthy, mostly Caucasian (92.2 %), elderly males (average age 76.4 years), therefore limiting the generalizability of the study results to other populations.

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.

It is based on the scientific understanding and high - throughput analyses of human immune responses to disease - related proteins in selected populations including elderly with the capability to stay healthy during the aging process.

That's like saying an elderly person with reduced food intake, constipation, osteoporosis and a weak digestive tract (my granny for example) is far healthier than the vast majority of the population.

It is projected that the U.S. senior population will double by 2050, and while the elderly are living healthier, longer lives, the ads point out that life is full of unpredictable circumstances.

Medical and health jobs are one of the top growing jobs in the world as the population continues to expand and our elderly citizens are enjoying longer healthier lives.

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.