Sentences with phrase «smallest elderly population»
With just 13.3 percent of its population over 64, Jefferson had upstate's smallest elderly population.
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WSJ points out that a shrinking demographic of children ultimately means a smaller workforce to support our country's growing elderly population.
Labour targets Corby, Croydon Central, Plymouth Moor View, Morley and Outwood, Derby North, Gower, Thurrock and Telford all have smaller Conservative majorities than the additional number of voters since 2015 - although in these seats, with much smaller student populations and in some cases many elderly voters, other factors are likely to play a far bigger role in determining the outcome.
Some physicians argue that although tiny blood pressure drops will not have a big effect on individuals — they will not really affect your risk of having a heart attack — they may end up saving lives at the population level, in part because a small percentage of the population, including some African - Americans and elderly individuals, seem to be hypersensitive to salt.
Even if progressively smaller percentages of the growing elderly population develop dementia in years to come, Haaga says, Alzheimer's «is already the most expensive disease in the U.S., and it will continue to grow.»
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.
A smaller working population will have to support an ever - increasing number of elderly people, putting a strain on Social Security, the health care system and family finances.